Intervening to protect
our water supply
Protecting Maui’s Water
Intervening to protect
our water supply
EarthJustice: Down to Earth – Hawai’i Water
From the article: For more than 10 years, the Hawaiʻi office has been involved in a massive legal effort to restore freshwater, taken by sugar plantations, to the streams in which it rightfully belongs. The cases, which pit large companies against local residents, are often described as David and Goliath struggles and several of Earthjustice’s […]
Recent Water Studies/Maps/etc
USGS Hawaii Publication Library Development of Invertebrate Community Indexes of Stream Quality for the Islands of Maui and Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2012/5055/ A Multitracer Approach to Detecting Wastewater Plumes from Municipal Injection Wells in Nearshore Marine Waters at Kihei and Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5253/ Measurements of Seepage Losses and Gains, East Maui Irrigation Diversion System, Maui, […]
Injection Wells Endanger Water Quality
County’s sewage injections traced to West Maui coastal waters Lahaina, HI–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2013. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi have released a final study vindicating the concerns of Maui citizen groups that sued Maui County last year under the federal Clean Water Act and state water quality laws for illegally discharging wastewater into the ocean […]
Waikamoi Flume Being Refurbished
The old redwood Waikamoi flume is being replaced by a new aluminum flume at a cost of just over $11 million. The timbers supporting the old flume are being replaced also. The Waikamoi flume has been leaking and this replacement should save water.