Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 7 - WATER RESOURCES › Chapter 190.1 - DAMS AND RESERVOIRS › Subchapter 4 - CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION, ANO COMPLETION › Section 13-190.1-31 - Construction completion and acceptance for the construction, enlargement, repair, alteration, or removal of a dam, reservoir, or appurtenant works

Current through June, 2024
Upon completion of the construction for a new, enlarged,
					 repaired, altered, or dam removal project, the following items, as a minimum,
					 shall be addressed and submitted to the department, as applicable to the
					 project:
(1) The construction
				  engineer's certification that to the best of the engineer's knowledge,
				  information, and belief, the project is complete and was constructed in
				  conformance with the approved plans, specifications, and approved change
				  orders, and all punch list items identified at the final construction
				  inspection have been resolved, including a description of the actions taken to
				  address the deficiencies;
(2)
				  Construction completion documents. The following construction documents shall
				  be provided to the department within sixty days of the final construction
				  inspection in order for the project to be deemed complete:
(A) Written notification to the department
				  that the project is complete and conforms with the approved plans,
				  specifications, and approved change orders;
(B) As constructed, record, or as built
				  drawings that describe the dam or reservoir as actually constructed;
(C) A final construction report containing
				  the following information, if applicable: a summary of construction, including
				  problems encountered and solutions implemented to resolve the problems; a
				  summary of construction material tests and geologic observations; photographs
				  of construction from the exposed foundation to completion of
				  construction;
(D) Topographic
				  survey of completed work including all monuments, inverts, crest alignment,
				  spillways, and significant appurtenant features as required by the
				  department;
(E) A record of the
				  location of permanent monuments and instrumentation as well as installation
				  details and initial surveys and readings, as applicable;
(F) A log of the recorded water levels and
				  other readings in the schedule for the first filling of the reservoir and
				  refilling specifying the file rates, water level elevations to be held for
				  observation, and a schedule for inspecting and monitoring the dam;
(G) A long-term instrumentation monitoring
				  plan that shall include the frequency of monitoring; the data recording format;
				  graphical presentation of data; and the parties who will perform the
				  work;
(H) An emergency action plan
				  in a format accepted by the department in accordance with subchapter
				  5;
(I) An operation and maintenance
				  manual for the dam and its appurtenant structures developed in accordance with
				  subchapter
				  5;
(J) Compliance with subchapter
				  2;
(K) An affidavit showing the actual cost of
				  the construction, including all engineering costs;
(L) An additional fee or refund request based
				  on the actual cost of construction, computed in accordance with subchapter
				  8;