Commission on Water Resource Management | IFS: 4037 – Kawela

IFS: 4037 – Kawela

Instream Flow Standard: Hydrologic Unit of Kawela (4037)

Instream Flow Standard

CFS	MGD	Location / Notes
Full	Full	Mean daily flow, below the intake on East Kawela Stream at diversion 867. This flow approximately represents the Q50 flow at USGS 16415000 above the intake.

Gaging

- USGS 16415000 EF Kawela Gulch nr Kamalo, Molokai, HI
- USGS 16415600 Kawela Gulch near Moku, Molokai, HI

Information Updates

Date	Action
Oct. 18, 2022	Agenda Submittal B2: Follow-up Actions Related to the April 19, 2022 Commission Decision to Amend the Interim Instream Flow Standards and Complaint Against Waste by Molokai Properties for the Kawela (4037), Kaunakakai (4039), and Manawainui (4041) Hydrologic Units Filed by Moloka‘i No Ka Heke (CDR.5310.4) By Requiring The Temporary Modification of Diversion 867 on East Kawela, and Monitoring Streamflow at Lualohe (Diversion 863) and Kamoku (Diversion 865) Intakes, Moloka‘i (8.1 MB) Minutes
Apr. 19, 2022	Agenda Submittal C2: Address Portions of Complaint Against Waste by Molokai Ranch, filed by Moloka‘i No Ka Heke (CDR.5310.4), by Amending Interim Instream Flow Standards for the Surface Water Hydrologic Units of Kawela (4037), Kaunakakai (4039), and Manawainui (4041), Moloka‘i Testimony Minutes
Mar. 15, 2022	Agenda Submittal B4: Address Portions of CDR.5310.4 by Amending Interim Instream Flow Standards for the Surface Water Hydrologic Units of Kawela (4037), Kaunakakai (4039), and Manawainui (4041), Moloka‘i Testimony Testimony (Kakahai‘a NWR Plan) Minutes
Feb. 15, 2022	Agenda Briefing C1: Status of Combined Petition to Amend the Interim Instream Flow Standards and Allegation of Waste By Moloka‘i No Ka Heke for Streams in the Surface Water Hydrologic Units of Waikolu (4003), Kawela (4037), Kaunakakai (4039), and Manawainui (4041), and Reservation of non-potable water for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, Moloka‘i Presentation Testimony Minutes
Nov. 2021	Commission staff prepared a Draft Instream Flow Standard Assessment Report for the Surface Water Hydrologic Unit of Kawela. Kawela (Hydro Unit 4037, PR-2021-04)

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