Commission on Water Resource Management

The Commission is in the process of transitioning to an electronic notification process for Stream Channel Alteration Permits (SCAP) and Stream Diversion Works Permits (SDWP).  Full paper copies of permit applications will no longer be mailed to government agencies for review.  When a permit application is ready for review, a PDF file will be posted below under the respective County heading.  Each permit application will be listed by ID number and title, followed by the applicant, project summary, file size and deadline for comments. Click on the permit application ID number and title to download and/or view the application.

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Island of Kaua‘i

• SDWP.6001.2 Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative, Kokee Ditch Diversion Modification and Monitoring, Waiakoali, Kawaikōī, Kōke‘e Streams, Waimea, Kaua‘i, Tax Map Key: (4) 1-4-001:003 and 013
  Applicant: Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative
  Landowner: State of Hawai‘i
  Project Summary: The proposed work includes the following listed by stream name
  1. Waiakōali. One concrete headwall with a control gate.
  2. Kawaikōī. One gravel cofferdam with a gated pipe and trash rack.
  3. Kōkeʻe. One 36-inch bulkhead with gate and one 85-foot long 24-in HDPE pipe flume.

  The proposed changes will result in less water diverted into the ditch and more water retained in the streams. It is intended to address the requirements for Phase One interim instream flow standards outlined in the mediation agreement for the Waimea Watershed Area approved on April 18, 2017 by the Commission on Water Resource Management.
  File Size: 1 MB
  Comment deadline: November 25, 2023

Island of O‘ahu

• No applications pending.

Island of Moloka‘i

• No applications pending.

Island of Maui

• SDWP.5290.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Installation of a Two-Inch Pipe to Divert 72,000 gpd for 0.5 Acres of Kalo and Diversified Agriculture, Kealiʻi Stream, Maui, Tax Map Key(s): (2) 2-8-004:032
  Applicant: Spirit of Aloha Temple
  Landowner: Same
  Project Summary: Install a two (2) inch pipe to divert 72,000 gallons per day (gpd) for 0.5 Acres of kalo and diversified agriculture on the Kealiʻi Stream, Maui
  File Size: 1.0 Mb
  Comment Deadline: July 24, 2024

• SDWP.5508.6: After-The-Fact Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Kahoma Stream, Lahaina, Maui, TMKs (2) 4-5-017:888 and 4-5-018:888, for end uses on TMKs (2) 4-5-016:009, 4-5-017:002 and 005, and 4-5-018:011
  Applicant: Guth Farms
  Landowner: Patrick and Naomi Guth; and Peter Martin
  Project Summary: The diversion was constructed without a permit sometime in 2020.  Approximately 100,000 gallons per day is diverted offstream for 3.3 acres of taro and diversified agriculture.  No water is returned back into the stream.  The diversion is located on TMK parcels (2) 4-5-017:888 and 4-5-018:888, for end uses on TMKs (2) 4-5-016:009, 4-5-017:002 and 005, and 4-5-018:011.
  File Size: 7.9 MB
  Comment Deadline: April 24, 2021

• SDWP.5807.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Reservoir 6 Intake, Waikapū Stream, Wailuku, Maui, TMK (2) 3-5-011:049
  Applicant: Wailuku Water Co., LLC
  Landowner: Waikapu Partners
  Project Summary: The applicant proposes to abandon the Reservoir 6 Intake on the Waikapū Stream.  The Reservoir 6 Intake was last used in 2006 and the intake grate is currently plugged with rocks and debris.  No water is diverted.
  File Size: 10.1 MB
  Comment Deadline: August 7, 2022

•  SDWP.5951.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Abandon, Breach and Removal of the Kapalaalaea Dam, Papalua Stream, Haʻikū, Maui, TMK: (2) 2-8-007:001
  Applicant: East Maui Irrigation, Co.
  Landowner: East Maui Irrigation, Co.
  Project Summary: The purpose of the project is to breach and remove the Kapalaalaea Dam and return the stream to natural conditions.
  File Size: 18.6 MB
  Comment Deadline: January 13, 2023

• SDWP.6005.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Installation of a Portable Submersible Pump and New Diversified Agriculture, Irrigation and Domestic Use for 3,850 gpd, Wailuku River, ‘Īao Surface Water Management Area, Maui, TMK: (2) 3-3-018:006
  Applicant: Yas Yamazaki
  Project Summary: The proposed diversion will consist of a 1.25-inch diameter, 8-gallon per minute (gpm) portable submersible pump estimated to pump six (6) hours daily to supplementally fill an existing 15,000 gallon rain catchment storage tank. The proposed water use is for 3,850 gallons per day (gpd) consisting of 2,500 gpd for diversified agriculture on one (1) acre, 750 gpd for irrigation on 0.3 acres, and 600 gpd of domestic use for one (1) home.
  File Size: 0.6 MB
  Comment Deadline: April 9, 2024

• SDWP.6007.6: Stream Diversion Works Permit Application, Installation of a Portable Submersible Pump for New Diversified Agriculture, Irrigation, and Domestic Use for 5,575 gpd, Wailuku River, ‘Īao Surface Water Management Area, Maui, TMK: (2) 3-3-018:005
  Applicant: Bob Flint and Sunny Jordan
  Project Summary: The proposed diversion will consist of a 2-inch diameter, 73-gallon per minute (gpm) pump estimated to pump two times per week to supplementally fill an existing 10,000 and 15,000 gallon tank. The proposed water use is for 5,575 gallons per day (gpd) consisting of 4,375 gpd (1.75 acre x 2,500 gpd/acre) for diversified agriculture and irrigation of ornamentals and 1,200 gpd (2 unit x 600 gpd) for domestic use.
  File Size: 10.6 MB
  Comment Deadline: April 9, 2024

Island of Hawai‘i

• No applications pending.