Department of Water

The Department of Water is responsible for management, control and operation of the waterworks on Kauai.

The Kaua'i Department of Water and members of the Water Board are in the process of preparing a 20 year plan known as "Water Plan 2020".

Click here for more information or call them at 245-5400

Drought Council

The Task Force is made up of state and county representatives. They will draft a statewide drought mitigation plan that will provide the public and state and local agencies with a clear description of the procedures and mechanisms used to monitor drought-related resources (before, during and after a drought), assess drought needs, define triggers that engage actions and mitigate drought impacts.

Mitigation Activities:
They are responsible for monitoring water resource conditions, review forecasts and notify the public and task force members if drought conditions are expected in the future.

State Civil Defense

State Civil Defense System provides operational infrastructure and procedures to apply additional resources to meet the demands of the emergency from all appropriate levels of government.

They are involved with drought mitigation by being a part of the Hawaii Drought Council who wrote the Hawaii Drought Plan.

US Department of Agriculture

The USDA has many branches in their agency including:

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation - Provides individual farm producers with economic protection against crop disasters caused by conditions beyond their control.

Farmers Home Administration - Assists t farmers, ranchers, and agriculture operators to cover losses resulting from a natural disaster and return the operation to a financially sound position.

Natural Resources Conservation Service - Undertakes emergency watershed protection for runoff retardation and soil-erosion prevention to safeguard lives and property from flood, drought, and the products of erosion.