Honolulu Board of Water Supply

Director of the Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, Roger Babcock, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the 6% rate hike to Oʻahu residents' sewer bills.

Last year the City and County of Honolulu passed a law that increases residents' sewer fees over the next six years, but the fee structure also places a relatively greater burden on heavy water users — meaning water-saving machines have a greater opportunity to save money as well.

Honolulu Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau gives an update on water conservation and looks back at the impact of the massive fuel spill from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.

The head of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply discusses the status of Oʻahu's water resources; A coalition is working to protect parts of Maunawili Valley from future development

As summer brings hotter, drier weather, state and county officials are urging residents to get ready for wildfires. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on how Oʻahu residents can be prepared for possible water shortages.

The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said its past, current and future remediation and mitigation efforts following the spill total about $1.2 billion, and it maintains that the U.S. Navy should bear that cost instead of ratepayers.

Board of Water Supply Chief Engineer Ernie Lau gives insight into the possible effects of EPA changes on the Red Hill cleanup and closure. The Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill's Scott Malcolm gives updates on closure progress.

Partnering with the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Shellie Habel monitors groundwater wells in Waikīkī to study the hidden threat of rising sea levels. She said that her research over the years has tracked high levels of fecal bacteria correlating to high visitor counts in Waikīkī hotels.

The Committee on Housing, Sustainability, Economy and Health is scheduled to hear a recently introduced resolution on Tuesday that would reaffirm a 2003 city policy against placing landfills above sources of drinking water.

The state Commission on Water Resource Management just approved an Oʻahu-specific plan to guide water use until 2040. It's part of an ongoing update to the larger, statewide Hawaiʻi Water Plan that hasn’t been changed in about 25 years.