Environmental Report For Dairy Project
Hawaii Dairy Farms releases an Environmental Impact Statement dealing with a proposed 557-acre dairy farm on Kauai.
Hawaii Dairy Farms has published a in hopes of addressing聽community concerns about potential water pollution from cow manure or other sources at a proposed 557-acre dairy farm on Kauai.
The organization, which is backed by Civil Beat聽founder and publisher Pierre Omidyar’s social investment firm , released the statement Wednesday.
In a press release, Hawaii Dairy Farms said聽the statement proves the dairy聽would have no detrimental impact on the environment or community, and that soil quality would improve and water would be protected.聽The project would double statewide milk production and add up to 28 jobs on Kauai, according to the statement.
Potential adverse impacts included the construction of dairy infrastructure, manure odors within 1,700 feet of the farm and an increased number of vector insects, according to the EIS.
The project聽faces two lawsuits: a federal court聽suit filed by concerning the Clean Water Act, and a聽suit聽in state court filed by Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort-affiliated Kawailoa Development, which claimed the dairy would be a nuisance.
Those聽interested in submitting comments on the draft EIS have until July 25 to email聽HDF@Group70int.com聽or mail a letter to ,聽925 Bethel St #500, Honolulu, HI 96813.
