Title
STUDY TO ASSESS GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY UNDER SCENARIO-BASED RECHARGE CHANGES ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI (APT-30)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of County Communication 21-347, from the Director of Water Supply, transmitting a proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PACIFIC ISLANDS WATER SCIENCE CENTER, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (STUDY TO ASSESS GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY UNDER SCENARIO-BASED RECHARGE CHANGES ON THE ISLAND OF MAUI).” The purpose of the proposed bill is to authorize the Mayor to enter into a Joint Funding Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Islands Water Science Center, United States Department of the Interior, to initiate a study to assess groundwater availability under scenario-based recharge changes on the island of Maui during the period of October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023, at a cost to the County of $168,000.
Status
The Committee may discuss the matter and consider whether to recommend passage of the proposed bill on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of County Communication 21-347 and other related action.