After much foot-dragging, nay-saying and denial, Maui County finally agreed to clean up Lahaina wastewater going into injection wells after being threatened by a Earth Justice lawsuit. Read about it at Maui Now
Waihe’e & Iao Aquifer Groundwater Levels Declining
From http://hi.water.usgs.gov/recent/iao/ Background information about the Iao and Waihee aquifer areas Since the introduction of pumping, groundwater levels have declined and the chloride concentrations of pumped water have risen above predevelopment levels at all of the well fields. In addition, the transition zone between freshwater and saltwater, which has been monitored at the Waiehu deep […]
Businessman eyes Waihee parcels for bottled-water plant
Tony Liserre said he was proposing a plant that could bottle up to 220,000 gallons of water per day but that he expected the facility would start production at about a third of that amount
Radio Show: Tony Liserre Discusses Waihe’e Bottling Plant
Maui County’s Environmental Coordinator Rob Parsons will be hosting Don Couch’s radio show “On the Couch” tomorrow morning, Tuesday Sept. 20th, with guest, Tony Liserre, to discuss a proposed water bottling plant at Waihe’e. The show airs at 7:05am on KAOI – 11:10AM and 96.7FM. Phone 242.7800 to call in your questions about this proposed project.
Petition to Prohibit Waihe’e Water Exports Delivered to DLNR
In a space of 4 days organizers collected almost 200 signatures from Maui residents opposed to the idea of a Waihe’e water bottling plant exporting any water from Maui. The petition was delivered to DLNR Chair, William Aila, during a listening session on Maui. Facts are few and far between but it appears that a […]
Hamakuapoko Human Use: 1st OK at Council 6-3
Initial OK given to reopening of wells September 17, 2011 MAUI NEWSExcerpts in gray are from an article By CHRIS HAMILTON – Staff Writer (chamilton@mauinews.com) WAILUKU – Maui County Council members voted 6-3 Friday to give initial approval for the Department of Water Supply to reopen its Hamakuapoko wells, despite ongoing concerns that the water […]