None
EN
Council panel sends water bill back to Water Board amid questions over need
['Brian Perry']
Maui Now
File photo PC: Maui County CouncilThe Maui County Council’s Water and Infrastructure Committee agreed Monday to return a revised subdivision bill to the Board of Water Supply for further review.
”The bill would require the department to review subdivision applications before water availability is verified, Cook said.
“It is the statutory safeguard enacted by previous Councils to ensure that development proceeds only after a long-term, reliable water supply has been established.”
She wrote that the bill contradicts its “framing that it does not change how DWS approves water supply.
Next stepsThe committee agreed to send the revised bill to the Board of Water Supply for another round of comment before taking further action.