Announcements

The Department of Health, Clean Water Branch held an in-person and online public hearing on the proposed NPDES Permit for Sunrise Capital, Inc. on November 13, 2024 at 10:00 am at the Kauai Agriculture Association building in Kekaha, Island of Kauai, Hawaii. The video recording of the hearing can be viewed on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/@dohcwb.

NOTICE OF CLEAN WATER BRANCH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT FOR SCHOFIELD BARRACKS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NPDES PERMIT NO. HI 0110141 DOCKET NO. HI 0110141 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD November 6, 2024 – December 6, 2024 The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), Clean Water Branch (CWB) tentatively recommends to the Director of Health (Director) to renew ...
Read More Notice of Clean Water Branch Recommendations for Water Pollution Control Permit for Schofield Barracks Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit No. HI 0110141

NOTICE OF PROPOSED WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT FOR OUTFALLS OF THE MANA PLAIN DRAINAGE DITCH SYSTEM NPDES PERMIT NOS. HI 0021940 and HI 0021945 DOCKET NOS. HI 0021940 and HI 0021945 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD October 29, 2024 – November 29, 2024 The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), Clean Water Branch (CWB) tentatively recommends to the ...
Read More Notice of Proposed Water Pollution Control Permit for Outfalls of Mana Plain Drainage Ditch System NPDES Permit Nos. HI0021940 and HI0021945

On August 14, 2024, the Clean Water Branch (CWB) participated in a town hall presentation for the Kailua Neighborhood Board. At the town hall, the CWB gave a presentation on information related to water quality within the Kailua Bay area. A copy of the presentation is provided at the link below. TownHallMeeting_CWB_August2024

The Department of Health Clean Water Branch receives many common water pollution complaints that are perceived to be caused by illegal pollutant discharges but are actually naturally occurring. Some of the more common complaints are presented in an FAQs document accessible at the link below. Also presented are what you can do to protect our ...
Read More New Common Water Conditions FAQs

Aloha! The water quality data page is temporarily unavailable. We are in the process of upgrading our websites to better serve Hawai’i. Please visit this page for any areas currently under an advisory: https://eha-cloud.doh.hawaii.gov/cwb/#!/landing. This will include any beaches sampled that require an advisory due to elevated fecal indicator bacteria counts. Questions? Please feel free to contact ...
Read More (PINNED) The Clean Water Branch Water Quality Data Page is Temporarily Unavailable

UPDATED September 20, 2024 The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) is moderating a series of stakeholder workshops as part of its efforts to develop a strategy to address functional equivalent discharges in the State. This strategy is intended to implement the 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife ...
Read More (PINNED) Hawaii Functional Equivalent Discharge Strategy – Workshops

Downloading documents from the WPC Viewer is not available at this time.  If you would like a copy of a specific record, please complete the Request to Access a Government Record Form.  Follow the directions and email the completed form to [email protected] with the subject line “Request to Access a Government Record.”  Be advised that ...
Read More Request to Access a Government Record and WPC Viewer Update

The Department of Health (DOH), Environmental Health Administration (EHA) e-Permitting Portal received Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) certification by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for electronic signature. Currently, Applicants and Permittees may now certify and submit EHA Electronic Signature Forms electronically through the EHA e-Permitting Portal without the need to physically send in an ink signature ...
Read More (PINNED) CWB Announces New Requirement for Electronic Signature Approval for All Submissions Beginning January 31, 2023