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nine (9) existing fairways from the area will also help to offset the new demand on the AAS by reducing irrigation water demand amounts by between 0.3 to 1.0 MGD. Additionally, the applicant believes the increased production of wastewater and subsequent R-1 treated water for irrigation will not only help to offset withdrawals from the AAS, but the additional nutrients available from a higher mix of R-1 waters may also enable reduced fertilizer input at the golf course. TNWRE reports that the ongoing additions of nutrients to the groundwater system below the resort area that eventually discharges to the shoreline will be reduced using the R-1 water for irrigation(e.g., reduced need for additional nutrient inputs to irrigation water). 37. Coastal/Marine Resources: Marine waters located off the Waikoloa coastline in this area are classified as Class AA. The objective of the Class AA designation is to ensure these waters remain in their natural pristine state as nearly as possible with an absolute minimum of pollution or alteration of water quality from any human-caused source or action. While the proposed Kumu Hou project will be sited a significant distance from the shoreline, the potential exists for the project to affect the composition and volume of groundwater as well as altering the amount and composition of stormwater runoff towards the ocean. Condition 6 of the LUC Decision and Order A89-637 covering the mauka portion of the resort that includes the Kumu Hou project area required the establishment of a program to monitor groundwater and ocean water quality related to the development of the area. According to the latest Annual Progress Report for the LUC decision, the Waikoloa Beach Resort(WBR) Water Quality Monitoring Program has been in place since being approved by the Planning Department in 1988. This includes the development of subsequent programs in 1990 (1990 Water Quality and Marine Life Monitoring and Mitigation Plan for the Waikoloa Development) approved by the State DOH and Planning Department in 1992 and 1993 respectively and the submission of an updated environmental monitoring and mitigation plan in 2008 to the same agencies for review and approval. WBR has been submitting annual water quality and monitoring reports to the Department and DOH for the last three (3) decades in compliance with the program. For purposes of the Kumu Hou project, the applicant hired Marine Research Consultants, INC. (MCRI) to examine the potential impact of the project on nearshore and coastal -17-