Section 13-171-41 - Criteria for water shortage declaration A water shortage declaration shall be made by the commission within all or part of a water management area which the commission has found and publicly declared that it is necessary to regulate the uses of water because in its opinion that usage has caused or may cause within the foreseeable future:
(1) Withdrawals that exceed the recharge;(2) Declining water levels or heads;(3) Deterioration in the quality of water due to increasing chloride content;(4) Excessive waste of water which can be prevented; or(5) A situation in which any further water development would endanger the ground water aquifer or the existing sources of supply.[Eff. MAY 27, 1988] (Auth: HRS § 174C-8) (Imp: HRS §§ 174C-5, 174C-62)