May 05, 2021
Hawaiiâs Department of Health Recommends Permit for Storm Water Runoff from Thirty Meter Telescope Construction Site
The Department of Health Clean Water Branch published a tentative recommendation to renew a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory.Â
On April 8, 2021, the Department of Health Clean Water Branch (CWB) published in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald a tentative recommendation to renew a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory.Â
The permit requires any future TMT construction site conform to specific storm water runoff practices in order to prevent contamination of waters farther down the mountain, reported West Hawaii Today. The permit identifies Kemole Gulch, Kuupahaa Gulch, Puupohakuoloa Gulch, Pohakuloa Gulch and the Wailuku River as the waters that will receive any storm water runoff fro
Celebrate Earth Month at the 14th annual Mauka to Makai Environmental Virtual Expo. Presented by the Waikīkī Aquarium, City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Facility Maintenance and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health Clean Water Branch, the free family-friendly expo goes virtual once again, promoting the importance of keeping our island home clean and pollution-free, from the mountaintops to the sea.
“We’re excited to co-host Mauka to Makai virtually once again in an effort to raise awareness of the environmental issues facing our island home,” said
Andrew Rossiter, Waikīkī Aquarium director. “Protecting our natural resources takes community effort and we welcome the public to join us to learn ways to care for our natural resources and wildlife.”