Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 54 - WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Section 11-54-9.1 - Water quality certification

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 11-54-9.1

Current through February, 2024

As used in sections 11-54-9.1.01 to 11-54-9.1.10:

"33 CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 33, Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, revised as of July 1, 2011, unless otherwise specified.

"40 CFR" means the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Protection of the Environment, revised as of July 1, 2011, unless otherwise specified.

"Act" means the Clean Water Act (formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972) Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217 , Public Law 95-483 and Public Law 97-117, 33 U.S.C. section 1251 et. seq.

"Agent" means a duly authorized representative of the owner as defined in section 11-55-7(b).

"Discharge" means the same thing as defined in Section 502(16) of the Act.

"Discharge of a pollutant" and "discharge of pollutants" means the same thing as defined in section 502 (12) of the Act.

"Duly authorized representative" means a person or position as defined in 40 CFR section 122.22(b).

"License or permit" means any permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, membership, statutory exemption or other form of permission granted by an agency of the federal government to conduct any activity which may result in any discharge into navigable waters.

"Licensing or permitting agency" means any agency of the federal government to which a federal application is made for a "license or permit."

"Navigable waters" means the waters of the United States, including the territorial seas.

"Owner" means the person who owns any "facility" or "activity" which results in any discharge into navigable waters.

"Pollutant" means the same thing as defined in section 502(6) of the Act.

"Territorial seas" means the belt of the seas measured from the line of ordinary low water along that portion of the coast which is in direct contact with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of inland waters, and extending seaward a distance of three miles.

"Water quality certification" or "certification" means a statement which asserts that a proposed discharge resulting from an activity will not violate applicable water quality standards and the applicable provisions of sections 301, 302, 303, 306 and 307 of the Act. A water quality certification is required by section 401 of the Act from any applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct any activity, including the construction or operation of facilities which may result in any discharge into navigable waters.

"Water quality certification application" means any forms provided by the director for use in obtaining the water quality certification.

"Water quality standards" means standards established pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act, and state-adopted water quality standards for navigable waters which are not interstate waters.

"Waters of the United States" or "waters of the U.S." means:

(1) All waters which are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters which are subject to the ebb and flow of the tide;

(2) All interstate waters, including interstate "wetlands";

(3) All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent streams), mudflats, sandflats, "wetlands," slohghs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa lakes, or natural ponds the use, degradation, or destruction of which would affect or could affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters:

(A) Which are or could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other purposes;

(B) From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign commerce; or

(C) Which are used or could be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate commerce;

(4) All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as waters of the United States under this definition;

(5) Tributaries of waters identified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of this definition;

(6) The territorial sea; and

(7) "Wetlands" adjacent to waters (other than waters that are themselves wetlands) identified in paragraphs (1) through (6) of this definition.

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