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N ' <br /> ..U :, A/aWil Okabe,/or <br /> x x <br /> Harry Kim : .:4' If:• : <br /> mayor =-t! - <br /> •.�i�. ..'yr�'�-"- Barbara J.Kossow <br /> �O• Mr , <br /> .__.. • Deputy Managing Director <br /> County .of C4�tft iztrit <br /> ®ffict of fir Ainvor <br /> 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2603 • Hilo,Hawar'i 96720 • (808)961-8211 • Fat(808)961-6553 <br /> KONA 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy,Bldg C • Kailua-Kona,Hawafr 96740 <br /> (808)323-4444 • Fax(808)323-4440 <br /> September 19, 2019 <br /> Honorable Michael P. Victorino, Mayor Mavors.Office(a�co.maui hi us <br /> County of Maui (sent via email) <br /> Kalana 0 Maui Building, 9th Floor <br /> 200 S. High Street <br /> Wailuku, Hawai'i 96793 <br /> Dear Mayor Victorino: <br /> Re: County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund et at <br /> Letter in Support of Maui County Pursuing its Injection Well Appeal <br /> Hawaii County and its Department of Environmental Management strongly supports, <br /> and urges Maui County to continue to pursue, the Lahaina injection well appeal currently before <br /> the United States Supreme Court. Dismissal of the appeal would leave many critical concerns <br /> regarding the Clean Water Act unsettled and unaddressed. <br /> If the Ninth Circuit Court's ruling is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, its <br /> interpretation and expansion of the Clean Water Act will have major implications not only for <br /> Maui County, but for all our island 'ohana. The counties must be able to dispose of our recycled <br /> water via environmentally responsible methods that are currently available and feasible. <br /> Expanding the reach of the Clean Water Act by requiring NPDES permitting for existing <br /> infrastructures will be extremely burdensome from both a time and economic perspective. <br /> Further, we do not believe the NPDES permitting requirement will achieve a significant <br /> improvement in our water quality; rather, it will merely exacerbate the current state of our <br /> already overburdened counties. <br /> Mahalo for your dedicated leadership, and thank you for your consideration of Hawai'i <br /> County's input. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Harry Ki <br /> Mayor <br /> c: Dept. of Environmental Mgmt. <br /> Corporation Counsel <br /> County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br />