The comptroller for the state Department of Accounting and General Services has joined the lineup of opposition to placing the Keauhou aquifer under the control of the state’s water commission. In a letter late last month to William Aila, chairman of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Comptroller Dean Seki expressed concern about the impacts of a state water management area on the long anticipated Kona Judiciary Complex. “The Kona Judiciary Complex will be adversely impacted by the designation,” he wrote. “The combined cumulative effect of the USFWS endangered species habitat designation and proposed Keauhou ASA designation could potentially cripple the local economy and future planned developments within the Kona Urban (area) for many years.” Until the justification for a new state permitting program is clearer, the state Commission on Water Resource Management should simply monitor building permits approved by the county, Seki suggested. “This can be used to estimate the total amount of potable water daily usage from the Keauhou ASA for future planned developments within the Kona area,” he wrote. Subscribers follow the link for the full story by WHT reporter Bret Yager.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:00:11 +0000
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