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plan which shall be directed toward thc achiev- •• - - - - . • - :.. - • : <br /> (1) The attainment of maximum reasonable beneficial use of water; <br /> (2) The proper conservation and development of the waters of the State; <br /> drainage, sanitation, and flood control; <br /> (1) The attainment of adequate water quality; and <br /> (5) The implementation of water resources policies. <br /> (b) Among other things, the Hawai`i water plan shall consist of water use and <br /> development plans for ach county which shall be prepared by each separate county. <br /> Such water use and development plans shall sct f: - - • • - •. : <br /> use in cach particular county and are intended to serve as technical reference <br /> documents on the current and future water resource conditions on coach island. <br /> (c) A Hawai`i County water use and development plan has been prepared under the <br /> intended to fulfill the requirements sct forth by the State water code and includes the <br /> fallowing <br /> existing water uses for domestic, municipal, and industrial users, agriculture, <br /> and resulting problems and constraints; <br /> and related water needs; and <br /> (3) Regional plans for water developments including recommended and alternative <br /> plans, costs, adequacy of plans, and relationship to water resource protection and <br /> quality plan. <br /> (d) Pursuant to the provisions of the State water code, ach county water and <br /> .. .. • . .. . :: : hrough ordinance by the council of the <br /> county to which it pertains before it may properly be incorporated into thc Hawai`i <br /> water plan.] <br /> Section 29 -2. Adoption of [The] the Hawaii County water use and development <br /> plan. <br /> The Hawaii County water use and development plan of [December 1989,] <br /> August 2010, incorporated herein by reference, is hereby adopted[.. -], and any revision, <br /> amendment, or modification of the same, pursuant to section 29 -3, shall be deemed a part <br /> of the plan without further adoption or amendment to this chapter and shall be <br /> incorporated into this chapter by reference. <br /> Section 29 -3. Amendments. <br /> - . . . :cneral ordinance.] <br /> The department of water supply, acting through its water board, shall have the <br /> authority to amend the water use and development plan. In amending the plan, the water <br /> board shall hold one public hearing in East Hawai`i and one public hearing in West <br /> Hawai`i. The water board shall transmit the proposed revisions or amendments to the <br /> council. Within forty -five days of receipt of a proposed amendment, the council shall act <br /> 2 <br />