State alleges company violated stream-flow levels Wailuku Water points to extreme drought, no provision for low flows
Wailuku Water Co., which owns a water delivery system used for Maui County drinking water, was given notice recently for failing to meet state standards for in-stream flows on three Na Wai ‘Eha waterways in the West Maui Mountains.
The state Commission on Water Resource Management’s Oct. 21 notice said the company’s diversions this year were below interim in-stream flow standards for 61 days for Wailuku River, 28 days for Waikapu Stream and 37 days for Waihee River.
Avery Chumbley, Wailuku Water Co. president, said Wednesday the problem is “extreme drought” and that the stream-flow standards, set in 2014 through a mediated settlement, do not account for low flows due to lack of rain.
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