Elle Cochran Proposes Water Reuse Funds

Elle Cochran has proposed funding for water reuse development in Central Maui, with additional funding to extend the R-1 line in West Maui.  See Elle Cochran’s Budget proposal…

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Maui Island Plan Chair: Immediately Phase Out Kahului Sewage Plant

y Thomas R. Cannon, Architect, A.I.A., Chair, Maui Island General Plan Advisory Committee | Mar 18, 2011 The…

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DIRE Testimony on Injection Wells

Testimony of Jeffrey H Schwartz On behalf of the DIRE Coalition – Don’t Inject, RE-direct ...

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County Council Considers Injection Wells Phase Out

Council Committee to review improvements needed to initiate phasing out injection wells For Immediate Release: February 25, 2011 Press Release by: Councilmember Elle Cochran, Chair ...

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Parks and Landfill – What’s in the Future

Excerpted from Maui Weekly Past planning designated ocean lands as public parks and beaches, yet KCA President Jon Miller—like many—fear a gloomy future forecast for…

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Injection Well Alternatives

Our thanks to Robin Knox of the UH Botany Department and Pam Daoust for providing the following: There are two aspects of use of wetlands for wastewater management to…

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Council Proposes Requiring Reuse Not Injection

While DIRE and Maui Tomorrow were downstairs attempting to convince the Maui Planning Commission to do an Environmental Assessment on their $2,000,000 replacement sewage injection wells at Kahului, the…

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DIRE Challenge to Expemption for Injections Wells Turned Down

DIRE is considering options, may appeal to Circuit Court April 29, 2010 The Maui Planning Commission voted 5-1 to uphold Planning Director Jeff Hunt’s determination that the Division of Wastewater…

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