STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1746

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.R. No. 236

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Housing, to which was referred H.R. No. 236 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO AUTHORIZE GRAY WATER RECYCLING SYSTEMS FOR RESIDENTIAL PREMISES UNDER APPROPRIATE CIRCUMSTANCES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to help encourage greater environmental responsibility by requesting the Department of Health (DOH), in consultation with the State Building Code Council and the counties, to develop a plan by which:

     (1)  Proposed gray water recycling systems reviewed and approved by DOH may be implemented for residential premises not served by county wastewater systems;

     (2)  The gray water provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code, as incorporated into the State Building Code, may be applied to residential premises served by county wastewater systems under specified conditions; and

     (3)  The building permit process may include DOH review and approval of included gray water recycling systems in residential premises not served by county wastewater systems.

     Your Committee received no testimony on this resolution.  Your Committee notes, however, that a member of the County Council of Maui and Malama Kauai supported House Concurrent Resolution No. 266, which is the same in substance as this resolution.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 236 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Housing,

____________________________

RIDA CABANILLA, Chair