{"id":1410,"date":"2022-02-15T14:51:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T00:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intwww8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/?page_id=1410"},"modified":"2024-02-02T15:49:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T01:49:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1410\" class=\"elementor elementor-1410\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0daf172 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0daf172\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de50a73\" data-id=\"de50a73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c8b214 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c8b214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ccd6a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ccd6a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37c566b\" data-id=\"37c566b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb0904f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb0904f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Our Mission<\/h3><p>Storm Water Quality Division&#8217;s (SWQ) mission is to empower and provide guidance on minimizing our impact on water quality in order to protect public health and the environment. SWQ works with City departments as well as public businesses, agencies, and individuals to foster shared responsibility for protection of our wai (water).<\/p><p>The water that enters the City&#8217;s drainage system directly impacts the health of our island because it flows untreated to our natural waterways and ocean.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/11\/bro-storm-water-overview-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is an overview of the City Storm Water Quality Program.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56428ef\" data-id=\"56428ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b2e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0b2e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/pupuole-3-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4363\" alt=\"volunteer clean up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/pupuole-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/pupuole-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/pupuole-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/pupuole-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/pupuole-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f28a928 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f28a928\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4904fc\" data-id=\"f4904fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c150b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c150b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What We Do<\/h3><p>A typical year of storm water quality work looks like:<\/p><ul><li>4,000 green storm water infrastructure features maintained<\/li><li>2,000 construction projects inspected<\/li><li>400 consultations with O\u2018ahu businesses<\/li><li>300 enforcement actions taken<\/li><li>50 volunteer clean-up events hosted with 1,000+ volunteers<\/li><\/ul><p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/info-resources\/our-storm-water-system\/\">Our Storm Water System webpage<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about the complexity of the City\u2019s storm water system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d51e11\" data-id=\"4d51e11\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9d9e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f9d9e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/HPD-Kapolei-PS-20170301_085642-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5242\" alt=\"Wet parking lot.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/HPD-Kapolei-PS-20170301_085642-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/HPD-Kapolei-PS-20170301_085642-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/HPD-Kapolei-PS-20170301_085642-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/HPD-Kapolei-PS-20170301_085642-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/HPD-Kapolei-PS-20170301_085642.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e964a63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e964a63\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e7f924a\" data-id=\"e7f924a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4635207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4635207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<section id=\"swp-org\">\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff386ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff386ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"org\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Storm Water Program<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f2814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f2814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Facility Maintenance Storm Water Quality Division is one of 11 City and County of Honolulu Departments that are part of the City&#8217;s Storm Water Program. Each department has different responsibilities that contribute to managing our island&#8217;s storm water.<\/p><p>The diagram below highlights the key responsibilities of each department. <a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/storm-water-program-org-chart-23-09-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The PDF can be downloaded here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3992f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3992f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/12\/storm-water-program-org-chart-1024x663.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8410\" alt=\"Storm Water Program Org Chart\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/12\/storm-water-program-org-chart-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/12\/storm-water-program-org-chart-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/12\/storm-water-program-org-chart-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/12\/storm-water-program-org-chart-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/12\/storm-water-program-org-chart-2048x1325.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a20423 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a20423\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66c7978\" data-id=\"66c7978\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba6531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ba6531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Regulatory Compliance<\/h3>\n<p>Several agencies oversee or manage storm water programs.<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits under the Clean Water Act. Visit the EPA website to learn more. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/npdes\/npdes-stormwater-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to the&nbsp;EPA<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">&nbsp;webpage.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the State of Hawai\u2018i, the Department of Health (DOH) has been authorized by the EPA to issue NPDES Permits. Visit the DOH website to learn more.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/cwb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to the DOH Clean Water Branch&nbsp;webpage.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The State of Hawai\u2018i Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for managing the storm water systems of our State airports, harbors, and highways. For information on their program, visit the DOT website, below.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hidot.hawaii.gov\/stormwater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to the DOT Storm Water webpage.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce34c75\" data-id=\"ce34c75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfb70d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bfb70d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/logos-1024x971.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5307\" alt=\"EPA, Protect Our Water, State of Hawai\u2018i, and State of Hawai\u2018i, Department of Health logos.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/logos-1024x971.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/logos-300x284.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/logos-768x728.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/logos-1536x1456.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/10\/logos.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fb6351 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fb6351\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c13a03b\" data-id=\"c13a03b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881b396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881b396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>City Storm Water Management Program Plan<\/h3><p>The Storm Water Management Program Plan (SWMPP) is a requirement of the City&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/S000002.FNL_.20_Final_Approved_Permit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Pollutant Discharge and Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Permit No. HI S000002<\/a> and outlines steps the City will enact to reduce the discharge of stormwater pollutants into State of Hawai\u2018i receiving waters. <a href=\"https:\/\/www4.honolulu.gov\/docushare\/dsweb\/View\/Collection-8762\">To access the Storm Water Management Program Plan document and appendices, click here.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/swmpp\/\">For an overview of the Storm Water Management Program Plan components, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7136e87\" data-id=\"7136e87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8b41d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8b41d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www4.honolulu.gov\/docushare\/dsweb\/View\/Collection-8762\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1008\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/swmpp-2021-final-crop-1008x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4365\" alt=\"Storm Water Management Program Plan cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/swmpp-2021-final-crop-1008x1024.jpg 1008w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/swmpp-2021-final-crop-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/swmpp-2021-final-crop-768x780.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/swmpp-2021-final-crop-1512x1536.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/swmpp-2021-final-crop-2016x2048.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1008px) 100vw, 1008px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c08a74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c08a74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c27f2f1\" data-id=\"c27f2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92806c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92806c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"swsp\">Storm Water Strategic Plan<\/h3><p>The City and County of Honolulu Storm Water Quality Division recently published its first-ever Storm Water Strategic Plan (2023-2028). The new Strategic Plan guides the Storm Water Program with a long-term vision and mission for the next 50 years and a set of short-term goals and strategies. <a href=\"http:\/\/StormWaterHonolulu.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the plan<\/a>.\u00a0The idea to formalize the Storm Water Program\u2019s vision originated during the 2019 outreach process for the proposed Storm Water Utility Fee. At nearly every one of the island-wide community meetings attendees asked \u201cwhat\u2019s the plan?\u201d An extensive public input process in 2021 provided important direction on community needs and wants regarding storm water management. Storm Water Program staff provided additional input to shape the overall direction of the Strategic Plan. Every five years the Strategic Plan will be updated as part of the adaptive management process already in use by the Storm Water Program.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/storm-water-strategic-plan\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Visit the Storm Water Strategic Plan webpage for more info.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4769f6\" data-id=\"e4769f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441b886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"441b886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/storm-water-strat-plan-2023-2028.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4295\" alt=\"Storm Water Strategic Plan 2023-2028 Cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/storm-water-strat-plan-2023-2028.png 714w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/09\/storm-water-strat-plan-2023-2028-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79543ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79543ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aea3377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aea3377\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a9a2ec\" data-id=\"5a9a2ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868b8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"868b8a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Awards<\/h3><p>In 2021 the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wef.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Environment Federation (WEF) Stormwater Institute<\/a> awarded the City and County of Honolulu Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Program with a gold award recognizing its excellence in Program Management and a silver award for innovation.<\/p><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wef.org\/membership\/awards-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEF Awards &amp; Recognition<\/a><\/h4><p>Learn more about the award categories and past award winners.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wef.org\/membership\/awards-recognition\/wef-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WEF Awards<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wefstormwaterinstitute.org\/programs\/ms4awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 Awards<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-773b424\" data-id=\"773b424\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd757b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd757b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/Picture1-1024x629.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2388\" alt=\"The Storm Water Quality staff celebrate receiving the WEF Award in 2021.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/Picture1-1024x629.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/Picture1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/Picture1-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/Picture1-1536x943.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2023\/06\/Picture1.jpg 1756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The Storm Water Quality staff celebrate receiving the WEF Award in 2021.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b6c71 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13b6c71\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c0e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72c0e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/h3><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www8.honolulu.gov\/swq\/contact-us\/\">Click here for information on how to contact us.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5310078 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5310078\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-297c80a\" data-id=\"297c80a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-586c945 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-4497 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"586c945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/dxwGvv\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign Up For The Storm Water Newsletter<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Our Mission Storm Water Quality Division&#8217;s (SWQ) mission is to empower and provide guidance on minimizing our impact on water quality in order to protect public health and the environment. 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