NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, will hold a PUBLIC HEARING
in the Board Room, Public Service Building, 630 South Berertania Street, on MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., or soon thereafter,
where all interested persons shall be afforded the opportunity of being heard on the adoption of the Proposed Amendment to the Schedule
of Rates and Charges of the Board of Water Supply for the Fiscal Years (FY) 2019 through 2023, Effective September 10, 2018 through
June 30, 2023 to Remain in Effect Until Superseded by a Revision to the Schedule of Rates and Charges. The Proposed Amendment
provides that the Charges: Customer, Quantity & Fire Meter Standby, that became effective on July 1, 2022, and the Waivers: Waiver
of Water System Facilities Charge for Qualified Affordable and Homeless Dwelling Units & Waiver of Meter Charges for Residential Fire
Sprinkler Retrofits, and Adjustments: Power Cost & Environmental Regulations Compliance Fee, that became effective on September 15,
2018, shall remain in effect until superseded by a revision to the Schedule of Rates and Charges.
Limited seating will be available for in-person testifiers in the Board Room. The public may also view the livestream of the meeting from
the lobby of the Board of Water Supply, Public Service Building, 630 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96843.
TESTIMONY CAN BE SUBMITTED AS FOLLOWS:
Written testimony should include the submitter’s address, email address, and phone number. Testimony should be received by Monday,
April 24, 2023, at noon. Submit written testimony by:
• Email to board@hbws.org
• Online at boardofwatersupply.com/testimony
• Mail to Board of Water Supply, 630 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96843
• Fax to (808) 748-5079
Oral testimony will be accepted remotely and in person during the meeting. Pre-registration is encouraged to facilitate as much remote
and in-person testimony as reasonably possible during the time allotted. Testifiers should also consider submitting a written version of
their oral testimony
To testify remotely by phone or video using the Zoom
videoconferencing platform, please submit your request by:
• Email to board@hbws.org
• Online at boardofwatersupply.com/testimony
Zoom registration instructions, as well as participant guidelines,
will be sent to the contact information provided. Once confirmed
as registered, testifiers will receive an email containing the links
and instructions to join the Zoom session. Submit your request to
testify remotely by Friday, April 21, 2023, at noon.
To testify in person at the Board of Water Supply, Public Service
Building, 630 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96843, please preregister
by submitting your request by Monday, April 24, 2023:
• Email to board@hbws.org
• Online at boardofwatersupply.com/testimony
to and from the Board Room. On-site registration will be available
for walk-in requests.
Testimony is limited to two (2) minutes and shall be presented by the registered speaker only. Testimony submitted in writing or orally,
electronically or in person, for use in the meeting process is public information. All testimony will be included as part of the approved
meeting minutes at boardofwatersupply.com/boardmeetings.
MATERIALS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Meeting materials (“board packet” under HRS Section 92-7.5) are
accessible at boardofwatersupply.com/boardmeetings.
VIEWING THE MEETING
The meeting will be viewable via live streaming on the BWS
website: www.boardofwatersupply.com/live. Video will appear on
screen. You may have to click the arrow on video to start it. You
may have to unmute audio as muted audio tends to be the default
setting
SPECIAL REQUESTS AND ACCOMMODATIONS
If you require special assistance, an auxiliary aid or service, and/or
an accommodation due to a disability to participate in this meeting
(i.e., sign language interpreter; interpreter for language other than
English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call (808) 748-5172
or email your request to board@hbws.org at least three business
days prior to the meeting date. If a response is received after the
requested three business days before the meeting date deadline,
we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation,
but we cannot guarantee that request will be filled.
Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy.
BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
AMENDMENT TO THE SCHEDULE OF RATES AND CHARGES FOR THE
FURNISHING OF WATER AND WATER SERVICE
SCHEDULE TO REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUPERSEDED
Customer Charge: There is a customer for charge each month
service is provided based on the meter size, effective as follows:
Meter Size Effective 7/1/2022, until superseded
5/8″ or 3/4″ $12.09
1″ $15.28
1.5″ $17.41
2″ $43.45
3″ $53.55
4″ $101.92
6″ $181.64
8″ $276.78
12″ $598.53
Quantity Charge: In addition to the Customer Charge, there is
a charge for all water used, rounded down to the nearest 1,000
gallons (k-gal), effective as follows:
Single-Family Residential Effective 7/1/2022,
(Monthly per dwelling unit) until superseded
Tier 1 Essential Needs:
First 2,000 gallons $4.46
Tier 2 2,001 – 6,000 gallons $5.25
Tier 3 6,001 – 30,000 gallons $5.85
Tier 4 Over 30,000 gallons $9.25
Multi-Unit Residential Effective 7/1/2022,
(Monthly per dwelling unit) until superseded
Tier 1 Essential Needs:
First 2,000 gallons $3.77
Tier 2 2,001 – 4,000 gallons $4.43
Tier 3 4,001 – 10,000 gallons $5.03
Tier 4 Over 10,000 gallons $5.98
Non-Residential Effective 7/1/2022,
until superseded
All Usage $5.27
Agricultural Effective 7/1/2022,
(Monthly per account) until superseded
Tier 1 Essential Needs:
First 2,000 gallons $4.46
Tier 2 2,001 – 6,000 gallons $5.25
Tier 3 Over 6,000 gallons $2.12
Non-Potable/Brackish Effective 7/1/2022,
until superseded
All Usage $2.90
Recycled Water R-1 Golf Effective 7/1/2022,
until superseded
All Usage $0.65
Recycled Water R-1 Other Effective 7/1/2022,
until superseded
All Usage $1.96
Reverse Osmosis (RO) Effective 7/1/2022,
until superseded
All Usage $6.36
Fire Meter Standby Charge: For those receiving private fire
service, there is an additional fire meter standby charge billed
monthly based on the size of the fire meter effective as follows:
Fire Meter Size Effective 7/1/2022, until superseded
2″ and smaller $7.99
3″ $10.29
4″ $14.23
6″ $28.44
8″ $52.94
Continued in the next column…
Customer Class Definitions remain unchanged and are available here:
https://www.boardofwatersupply.com/bws/media/files/water-rate-schedule-2018-2023-2018-09-15.pdf
Power Cost Adjustment: When total power, or electricity, costs to the Board of Water Supply exceed the amount used in calculating
the annual Schedule of Rates and Charges, then the Quantity Charge may be increased $0.01 per 1,000 gallons for every $500,000
incremental power cost overage in the following fiscal year.
Environmental Regulations Compliance Fee Cost Adjustment: The Quantity Charge may be increased $0.01 per 1,000 gallons for each
$500,000 of additional costs that the Board of Water Supply is required to incur in order to comply with any Federal or State environmental
law or regulation.
Waiver of Water System Facilities Charge for Qualified Affordable and Homeless Dwelling Units: The Board of Water Supply may
waive the Water Systems Facilities Charges and new meter cost for qualified on-site affordable and homeless dwelling units, up to 500
dwelling units per year. The waivers will be granted when the building permit is submitted for approval. To qualify, the dwelling units must
be certified as either affordable or homeless dwelling units by the appropriate agency of the City and County of Honolulu. Waiver of the
Water System Facilities Charge will apply only to fixture units associated with the certified dwelling units. The amount of the meter waiver
shall be calculated as a percentage of the number of certified dwelling units to the total number of dwelling units in the project. If the
annual cap of 500 dwelling units has not been reached and a project is proposed that would qualify for more than the remaining number of
dwelling units in that year, the Manager and Chief Engineer has the discretion to increase that year’s limit.
Waiver of Meter Charges for Residential Fire Sprinkler Retrofits: The Board of Water Supply may waive the new meter charges for high
rise multi-unit residential fire sprinkler retrofits.
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
630 S. Beretania St. • Honolulu, HI 96843
(808) 748-5041 • contactus@hbws.org
www.boardofwatersupply.com/
