Getting Involved in the Maui Water Use and Development Plan Process

Everyone depends upon an adequate water supply for Maui’s future. An update on the process of completing the Maui Island Water Use and Development Plan (WUDP), will begin soon. The public is invited to a short presentation on Tuesday November 13 from 6 to 7:30 pm at UHMC Pilana Multipurpose room, explaining what the plan is, how the process will work, and how communities can be involved. “We want to make sure the public is aware that this final update of the Water Use Plan, will be different from the earlier draft reviewed by the Maui Board of Water Supply and Maui County Council in 2010,” said Michael Howden, a former Chairperson of the Board of Water Supply . “It will cover the entire island of Maui, both public and private water systems, and be integrated with the Maui Island Plan to reflect projected growth rates and future water demand.”

The event is being sponsored by the Maui County Department of Water Supply, Maui Tomorrow Foundation, and Sustainable Living Institute of Maui. Pam Pogue, Planning Program Manager for the Maui County Department of Water Supply, will be the guest presenter.

“We are sure everyone wants to know how the Water Use and Development Plan Process is going to work,” Maui Tomorrow Executive Director Irene Bowie stated. “Good water planning is the key to a sustainable future and food and energy self sufficiency for Maui Island.”

For more information on the event contact Maui Tomorrow at 244-7570