Section 4-157-21 - Rate, fee, and charge scheduleThe irrigation system rates and charges established by the board are as follows:
(1) Water tolls, fees, and charges are set at the following rates: (A) Effective October 1, 2005, the irrigation system rates, fees, and charges established by the board shall be as provided in the table entitled "Schedule of Rates, Fees, and Charges for Irrigation Water Delivery Services at All DOA Irrigation Systems", dated September 27, 2005, attached as Exhibit "A" at the end of this chapter and made a part of this chapter. These rates shall apply to all irrigation and livestock drinking water. Effective July 1, 2011, the board may adjust base water toll charges by no more than two cents per thousand gallons of irrigation water delivered once each fiscal year; and(B) The board may temporarily waive the collection of water tolls or acreage assessments, or both, and may provide credits if the board finds that total irrigation system revenue is sufficient to meet the expenditures necessary to administer the program for the current fiscal year. In the event that a grant is received to offset a system or group water rates, the minimum charge per thousand gallons shall be no less than 25 cents. The board may adjust this minimum charge once each fiscal year. Any excess shall be applied to the subsequent year or until the original grant is exhausted.(2) Any irrigation system that, as a whole, uses more than eight hundred fifty million gallons of irrigation water per fiscal year shall be eligible for a volume usage discount that will lower the system's water rate by 5 cents per thousand gallons of irrigation water for the following fiscal year. Eligibility for this discount will be based on the previous year's usage;(3) A surcharge for system pumping shall be imposed for individual irrigation systems that require the use of pumps for more than four cumulative months out of the fiscal year. The surcharge will be 5 cents per thousand gallons of irrigation water and will be imposed for the following, complete, fiscal year. Eligibility for this surcharge will be based on the previous year's usage;(4) Acreage assessments are set for irrigation use pursuant to section 167-19, Hawaii Revised Statutes;(5) Acreage assessments cover a portion of the cost of maintaining irrigation system infrastructure;(6) From time to time, it may be necessary to stop the flow of irrigation water to conduct proper maintenance and repair on a particular irrigation system. In support of these efforts, the billing and payment of acreage assessments are mandatory even though irrigation water is not being provided. Acreage assessments may be waived by the board for specific time periods due to natural catastrophes and other external factors beyond the department's control that result in the temporary loss of irrigation water availability; and(7) The fee for new service connections shall be charged at cost.[Eff MAR 17 2006] (Auth: HRS §§ 167-5, 167-6, 167-11) (Imp: HRS §§ 167-5, 167-6, 167-11, 167-19)