(a) The director may require the owner or operator of any effluent source, works, system, or plant; any discharger of effluent; the applicant for written authorization under this chapter for such sources or facilities; or any person engaged in management practices to:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-55

  • Department: means the department of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • Director: means the director of health. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • Effluent: means any substance discharged into state waters, publicly owned treatment works, or sewerage systems, including, but not limited to, sewage, waste, garbage, feculent matter, offal, filth, refuse, any animal, mineral, or vegetable matter or substance, and any liquid, gaseous, or solid substances. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • Management practices: include treatment, processing, storage, transport, use, and disposal. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, firm, association, public or private corporation, federal agency, the State or any of its political subdivisions, trust, estate, or any other legal entity. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • Pollution: means water pollution. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • Sewage sludge: means any solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue removed during the treatment of municipal wastewater or domestic sewage. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
  • State waters: means all waters, fresh, brackish, or salt, around and within the State, including but not limited to coastal waters, wetlands, streams, rivers, drainage ditches, ponds, reservoirs, canals, ground waters, and lakes; provided that drainage ditches, ponds, and reservoirs required as a part of a water pollution control system are excluded. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 342D-1
(1) Establish and maintain records;
(2) Make reports and plans that shall cover existing situations and proposed additions, modifications, and alterations;
(3) Install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods;
(4) Sample effluent, state waters, sewage sludge, and recycled water; and
(5) Provide such other information as the department may require.
(b) The director may require that information and items required under subsection (a) be complete and detailed, in a prescribed form, made or prepared by a competent person acceptable to the director, and at the expense of the owner, operator, or applicant.
(c) Management practices covered in this section are those for domestic sewage, sewage sludge, and recycled water, whether or not such practices cause water pollution.

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