Category: Water

Show me the water
For immediate release: November 27, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Gladys C. Baisa Chair, Water Resources Committee Maui County Council Committee to discuss repeal of “show me the water” policy WAILUKU, Hawaii – A bill that would repeal the county’s water availability policy, also known as the “show me the water” policy, will be considered […]
Published in The Maui News, November 15, 2015 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News On Nov. 4, the Maui County Council’s Water Resources Committee received a presentation from Barry Usagawa, an engineer with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, on Oahu’s water master plan. I believe in learning from our sister counties. All […]
Kahekili beach
Published in The Maui News, October 4, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News The Maui County Council has approved an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and Earthjustice over the use of injection wells in West Maui that will allow the county to contest liability before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals while […]
Shaft 33
For immediate release: Sept. 22, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Gladys Baisa, Chair Water Resources Committee Iao water treatment facility storage and infrastructure advances in council WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Water Resources Committee on Wednesday recommended adoption of a resolution approving land purchase agreements for the expansion of the Iao Water Treatment Facility and development […]
Upcountry
For immediate release: August 31, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Gladys Baisa, Chair Water Resources Committee Exemptions proposed to help those on Upcountry water meter list WAILUKU, Hawaii – Applicants on the Upcountry water meter list seeking to subdivide their properties into two lots would be exempt from costly infrastructure requirements prior to getting a […]
Gray water reuse
For immediate release: Aug. 17, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Gladys Baisa, Chair Water Resources Committee Baisa calls for alternate ways to solve water issues WAILUKU, Hawaii – The Water Resources Committee on Wednesday at 9 a.m. is scheduled to receive a presentation from the Dept. of Water Supply on alternative ways to mitigate water […]
Gladys Baisa
Published in The Maui News, August 9, 2015 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News Tax credits are now available to offset the cost of converting a qualified cesspool to a septic tank system or connecting to the sewer system, as I requested in testimony to the state Legislature earlier this year. Act 120 […]
Gladys Baisa
For immediate release: July 20, 2015 Press release by: Councilmember Gladys Baisa Chair, Water Resources Committee Baisa proposes exemptions to aid those on Upcountry water meter list WAILUKU, Hawaii – Under certain conditions, residents on the Upcountry water meter priority list may be exempted from making costly infrastructure improvements in a bill introduced by Water […]
Waikamoi flume
Published in The Maui News, June 7, 2015 By MIKE WHITE, for The Maui News On May 30, I had the great pleasure of attending a ceremony to bless the county’s Waikamoi flume. In a true feat of engineering, the aging redwood flume has been replaced with a new system of noncorrosive materials like aluminum, […]
Waihee
Published in The Maui News, April 12, 2015 By GLADYS C. BAISA, for The Maui News How do you think the Maui County Council should prioritize water improvements this year? On March 18, before the current budget session began, I chaired a Water Resources Committee meeting to accept a presentation from Water Director Dave Taylor […]