Designated Driver


The triggers for conservation measures during a water shortage in Upcountry are tied to water storage levels under the draft plan prepared for the Maui Department of Water Supply. CREDIT: MAUI DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY.

The Maui Department of Water Supply is working on the finishing touches to its water shortage and conservation plan for various regions in the county that have been designated by the Commission on Water Resource Management as water management areas.

While the work that’s gone into the plan has been universally lauded, recent discussions suggest that the county’s inability to enforce conservation mandates on private and other non-county water purveyors may require the Water Commission to take the wheel at some point to ensure that resources and public trust uses are adequately protected.


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