The Environmental Court on Friday, June 16, reduced the amount of water Alexander & Baldwin and East Maui Irrigation Company, a subsidiary, are allowed to divert from East Maui streams.
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“Temporary” permits formerly allowed A&B to divert 40.49 million gallons of water per day, but the court’s ruling reduces the amount to 31.5 million gallons of water per day
Friday’s decision was the latest ruling in a series of court cases brought by the Sierra Club of Hawaii against the Board of Land and Natural Resources for issuing “temporary” permits that allow A&B to divert water
Sierra Club Director Wayne Tanaka said in a news release that Friday’s ruling is a “victory for the streams, and a vindication of both the law and the facts”
A&B is now allowed to divert 31.5 million gallons of water per day. Previously, temporary permits issued by the Board of Land and Natural Resources allowed A&B to divert 40.49 million gallons of water per day.
