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ROH §6-47.1

Use of wastewater system facility charges

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This section says that money collected as wastewater system facility charges must go into the sewer fund and be used only to expand or add wastewater capacity. Any leftover money stays in that fund for that same purpose and cannot be used for other sewer projects.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Use of wastewater system facility charges

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

(a) All moneys received as wastewater system facility charges are intended to recover an equitable share of the value of the capacity in the backup facilities that were or will be constructed to serve that new applicant for sewer service or an existing sewer user and shall be deposited into the sewer fund created by § 43-8.1 . All moneys shall be accounted for and expended for the expansion of and addition to the capacity of wastewater facilities. Unencumbered or lapsed wastewater facility charge moneys shall remain in the sewer fund earmarked for the stated wastewater facility charge purpose and shall not become available for other sewer fund uses. (b) For the purposes of this section, “wastewater system facility charges” and “backup facilities” have the same meaning as defined in § 43-1.2 .
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.