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Hawaii Drought Planning and Mitigation Activities

Hawaii Drought Planning and Mitigation Activities. National Drought Mitigation Center Drought Workshops Kahului, Maui June 24, 2008 Waikoloa, Hawaii June 26, 2008. Commission on Water Resource Management. Overview. Drought Planning Activities Drought Mitigation Activities. Drought Planning.

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Hawaii Drought Planning and Mitigation Activities

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  1. Hawaii Drought Planning and Mitigation Activities National Drought Mitigation Center Drought Workshops Kahului, Maui June 24, 2008Waikoloa, Hawaii June 26, 2008 Commission on Water Resource Management

  2. Overview • Drought Planning Activities • Drought Mitigation Activities

  3. Drought Planning • Began around May 1999 when NDMC/Bureau of Reclamation, USDOI/HDOA hosted a Drought Mitigation Planning Seminar • March 2000 State drought stakeholder meeting • Hawaii Drought Council • Hawaii Drought Plan (2005, 2000) • Water Resources Committee (virtual?) • County Drought Committees • County Drought Mitigation Strategies (2004)

  4. Hawaii Drought Leadership Structure Governor’s Office Hawaii Drought Council State Drought Coordinator Water Resources Committee County of Kauai Drought Committee Oahu Drought Committee County of Maui Drought Committee County of Hawaii Drought Committee

  5. Drought Planning • Hawaii State Hazard Mitigation Forum • Coordination with DOFAW on wildland fire mitigation • Coordination with HDOA on monitoring reservoir levels and use restrictions/request for Secretarial designation • Coordination with County water departments on drought impacts to systems/use restrictions • Coordination with NWS, USGS, and UH Meteorology – key sources of hydrologic data • Maintain Hawaii Drought Monitor website • Involvement with NIDIS • NDMC developing Hawaiian drought impact assessment, method, and reporting

  6. Drought Planning Future considerations • Formalization of County Drought Committees and Hawaii Drought Council • Update of County Drought Mitigation Strategies • Update of Hawaii Drought Plan • Development of Statewide water conservation plan/framework • Climate change impacts to long-range water resource planning

  7. Drought Planning Acknowledgements (technical and funding assistance) • National Drought Mitigation Center • Bureau of Reclamation, USDOI • State Civil Defense Division/FEMA • Hawaii Department of Agriculture • NWS • USGS

  8. Drought Mitigation In 2007 funding was appropriated by the Hawaii State Legislature (Act 238) for drought mitigation in all Counties. FEMA HMGP funding was also made available for wildland fire mitigation on the Big Island. U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation provided emergency drought assistance for a project on Oahu.

  9. Act 238, SLH 2007 Act 238, appropriated $4M for drought mitigation in the four Counties County drought committees initially identified 22 priority drought mitigation projects Commission executed MOA with project sponsors

  10. Act 238, SLH 2007 Maui Projects Kula Ag Park water system improvements Planning and engineering study for stormwater reclamation in Kula district

  11. Act 238, SLH 2007 Big Island Projects Improvements/repair of to Kohala Ditch – Honokane and Pololu sections Relining of Puu Waawaa reservoir West Hawaii wildland fire mitigation projects Repair firefighting heavy equipment Install helo dip tanks Firebreak enhancements Firewise outreach and education

  12. FEMA HMGP • Federal Emergency Management Agency 1640 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program for hazard mitigation in Hawaii • Wildland fire/drought project proposals were submitted to FEMA for funding • Water dip tanks • Vegetation management in urban/wildland interface (fuel breaks) • Community wildfire protection plans • RAWS • Conversion of wildfire resource map to notebook format

  13. Bureau of Reclamation • Bureau of Reclamation Emergency Drought Assistance • Waimanalo Well I pump replacement and connection to HDOA’s Waimanalo Irrigation System for emergency backup

  14. USDA Farm Service Agency • Disaster Assistance Programs (requires Secretarial Disaster Designation) • Conservation Programs • Contact your local service center

  15. Future Activities • Hawaii Drought Council, County Drought Committee, Water Resources Committee meetings • Monitor drought conditions • Post-drought report • Manage Act 238 project agreements • Complete and implement NDMC drought impact reporter project • Continue engagement with NDMC and NIDIS

  16. Questions? www.hawaiidrought.com http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/cwrm/drought/

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