Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 20 - RULES RELATING TO PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 11-20-29 - Use of new sources of raw water for public water systems

Current through June, 2024
(a) 
				No person shall use a new source of raw water to supply a public water system
				unless the source and its treatment facilities, if any, have been approved by
				the director.
(b) Any person
				proposing to use a new raw water source to supply a public water system shall
				submit plans, supporting data, and information in an engineering report to the
				department. The engineering report shall be prepared by a licensed professional
				engineer, experienced in such fields as water resources, hydrogeology, water
				supply, or environmental engineering, and shall include the following:
(1) Identification of all significant factors
				having potential for contaminating or reducing the quality of the water source
				or which could cause the quality of water delivered to users of the public
				water system to be in violation of any state primary drinking water
				rule;
(2) Data relating to quality
				and quantity of the source waters under normal conditions and during stress
				periods, drought, or heavy precipitation, as determined by field and laboratory
				analyses and investigations of available records; if records are not available
				or are inadequate to determine source quality under stress conditions, an
				estimate of expected quality and quantity during stress conditions should be
				established;
(3)  If the proposed
				new water source is a surface source, identification of the:
(A) Proximity and effects of sources of
				pollution and the possibility of contamination due to operation of waste
				treatment facilities or waste disposal systems, accidental spills of hazardous
				materials, agricultural operations, and any other activities which could
				introduce contaminants into the water source;
(B) Factors affecting the time of travel of
				actual and potential pollution from its source to the water source;
(C) Actual and potential siltation problems;
				and
(D) Possible effects on water
				quality from existing or proposed upstream impoundments;
(4) If the proposed new water source is a
				well, spring, or infiltration gallery, identification of the:
(A) Nature of soil and stratum overlaying the
				water source, with special emphasis on identification of fissures and faults as
				it relates to the natural purification or treatment of percolating fluids from
				existing or future activities;
(B) 
				Nature, distance, direction of flow and time of travel of contaminants from
				present and projected domestic, industrial, and agricultural sources of
				pollution, and waste injection wells and other waste disposal facilities;
				and
(C) The probability and effect
				of surface drainage or contaminated underground water entering the subject
				water source;
(5) For
				each present and projected potential source of contamination, identification
				and evaluation of alternative control measures which could be implemented to
				reduce or eliminate the potential for contamination of the water source,
				including treatment of the water source if subject to contamination, and
				evaluation of the physical, economic, and social effects of implementing such
				control measures;
(6)
				Certification by the person proposing to use the new source of raw water to
				supply a public water system that the new source of raw water and its treatment
				system, if any, will be operated and maintained to provide water to the public
				water system that complies with state primary drinking water regulations. This
				requirement does not apply to new sources of raw water for the county
				department or board of water or water supply;
(7) Certification by the licensed
				professional engineer responsible for the preparation of the report, that the
				facts presented in the engineering report are true, to the best of the
				engineer's information and belief, and that the development of the new source
				of raw water, and the collection, treatment, and distribution of water from the
				new source of raw water and its treatment system, if any, are designed to
				supply water that will comply with state primary drinking water regulations.
				This requirement does not apply to engineering reports prepared by personnel in
				the county department or board of water or water supply;
(8) Where required by the director, the
				identification, qualifications, education, training, and work experience of the
				engineer and other individuals involved in the preparation of the engineering
				report; and
(9) Such other data and
				information as the director may require.