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

Posted on Oct 26, 2023 in Updates

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