Haw. Code R. § 11-19-6 - Operational responsibilities-general principles
(a) The
DOH has neither the equipment nor the expertise to actually "provide" water in
an emergency nor does it have generally-recognized authority to mobilize such
equipment, expertise, or other resources from a wide range of public and
private agencies.
(b) Primary
responsibility for the actual physical provision of drinking water in any type
of emergency does not rest with the DOH and shall rest with an agency or
agencies which have the relevant equipment or expertise, or access to such
equipment or expertise. The DOH should be limited to those activities described
in this plan.
(c) No person or
agency shall provide emergency supplies of drinking water unless the supplies
have been determined to be safe by DOH (On Oahu, the DWS of the city and county
of Honolulu may make the determination of safety in consultation with
DOH).
(d) "Type A" emergencies.
(1) State and county CDA have the primary
responsibility to coordinate provision of all emergency services, including
safe drinking water.
(2) The state
and county CDA shall discharge their responsibility through mobilization of
resources of all county, state, and federal agencies, and the private sector,
in accordance with state and county civil defense plans.
(3) DOH shall perform activities described in
this plan and will be performed as requested by the CDA's.
(e) "Type B" emergencies-island of Oahu.
(1) City and county of Honolulu DWS and DOH
have primary responsibility to determine whether conditions threaten the
adequate supply or quality of drinking water.
(2) The DOH shall perform activities as
requested by the city and county of Honolulu.
(f) "Type B" emergencies-all other islands.
(1) The county DWS shall make the initial
determination whether conditions exist which may affect quantity or quality of
drinking water in a specific geographical area.
(2) The DHO shall determine whether the
conditions affecting quantity or quality of drinking water pose a threat to
public health.
(3) The county DWS
shall have primary responsibility to take steps necessary to provide adequate
supplies of safe drinking water.
(4) Either the county DWS or the DHO may
request the county to declare an official "emergency"; after such a
declaration, the county CDA shall assume primary responsibility to coordinate
to ensure that adequate safe drinking water is provided through mobilization of
county, state, federal, and private sector, resources.
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