Hawaii HB1652 modifies stormwater management regulations by exempting agricultural ponds and low-risk green stormwater infrastructure from permitting.

Hawaii HB1652 amends existing stormwater management laws by excluding agricultural ponds and low-risk green stormwater infrastructure from the permitting and safety requirements that apply to retention and detention ponds. This bill ensures that agricultural ponds, which serve purposes such as irrigation and livestock watering, and low-risk green stormwater infrastructure, which includes systems like rain gardens and bioretention cells, are not subject to the regulations intended for retention and detention ponds.

Hawaii HB1652 modifies stormwater management regulations by exempting agricultural ponds and low-risk green stormwater infrastructure from permitting.

Hawaii HB1652 amends existing stormwater management laws by excluding agricultural ponds and low-risk green stormwater infrastructure from the permitting and safety requirements that apply to retention and detention ponds. This bill ensures that agricultural ponds, which serve purposes such as irrigation and livestock watering, and low-risk green stormwater infrastructure, which includes systems like rain gardens and bioretention cells, are not subject to the regulations intended for retention and detention ponds.