Section 13-171-4 - Initiation by petition(a) The designation of a water management area by the commission may also be initiated by any interested person by written petition to the chairperson proposing the designation of a specified area and presenting the reasons for such designation. The petition for designation of a water management area shall be made on forms provided by the commission. It shall be the duty of the chairperson, after consultation with the appropriate county mayor and county water board, to act upon the petition by making a recommendation for or against the proposed designation to the commission within sixty days after receipt of the petition or additional time as may be reasonably necessary to determine whether there is factual data to warrant the proposed designation.(b) Designated ground water areas established under chapter 177, HRS, the Ground Water Use Act, and remaining in effect at the effective date of this chapter shall continue as water management areas.[Eff. MAY 27, 1988] (Auth: HRS § 174C-8) (Imp: HRS §§ 174C-5, 174C-41)