STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1487

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 97

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 97, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ASSURE THAT ANY SUBSTANTIAL LAND DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER, OCCURRING BY INJECTION WELL OR OTHER MEANS, IS IN ALL CASES, ADEQUATELY REVIEWED AND PERMITTED,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request that the Department of Health assure that any substantial land discharge of wastewater, occurring by injection well or other means, is in all cases, adequately reviewed and permitted.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 97, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair