| Project Name: |
Maui Watershed Coordination |
| Start/End Date: |
May 1999 to November 2001 |
| Contractor: |
Howard Hanzawa
County of Maui, Dept. of Public Works and Environmental Management
200 South High Street
Wailuku, HI 96793-2155
Phone: (808) 270-7242
Fax: (808) 270-7972
E-mail: public.works@co.maui.hi.us |
Background/
Overview: |
The Maui County grading ordinance was revised in 1998 to implement
the applicable management measures of Hawaii’s Coastal Nonpoint
Pollution Control Program to protect coastal waters. The grading
ordinance required the installation of Best Management
Practices (BMPs) to control erosion
and sedimentation. |
| Objectives/Goals: |
To procure the services of a part-time watershed coordinator
to help integrate watershed management practices identified in
the West Maui Watershed Management Project into the County of Maui’s
standard operating procedures. |
| Methods Employed: |
• Develop a “Best Management Practices Erosion Control
Manual for Construction”
• Develop a “Permit Procedures” booklet
• Develop an “Enforcement Procedures Manual”
• Develop a “Talking Trash” booklet
• Revise county drainage rules
• Install an erosion/pollutant telephone hotline
• Develop a Special Management Area Criteria and Guidelines |
| Pollutants of Concern: |
Erosion and sedimentation |
| Deliverables: |
• “Best Management Practices Erosion Control Manual
for Construction”
• “Permit Procedures Booklet”
• “Enforcement Procedures Manual”
• “Talking Trash” booklet
• Revision of County Drainage Rules
• LUCA Erosion/Pollutant Hotline
• Special Management Area Criteria and Guidelines |