Section 13-169-22 - Establishment of program An instream use protection program designed to protect, enhance, and reestablish, where practicable, beneficial instream uses of water statewide shall be established. The program shall include the:
(1) Conducting of baseline research and the undertaking of hydrologic investigations on the area's stream systems;(2) Identification and documentation of instream uses of significance for the area;(3) Identification and documentation of existing stream water development;(4) Establishment and monitoring of instream flow standards and interim instream flow standards for the preservation of stream waters to sustain the instream uses identified in subsection (2) above; and(5) Establishment of a permit system to regulate the alteration of any stream channel in the area.[Eff. MAY 27, 1988] (Auth: HRS § 174C-8) (Imp: HRS §§ 174C-5, 174C-71)