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, […]
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.
Proposed Pukalani Well
The preliminary document from Geometrician Associates, LLC and a map locating the proposed Pukalani well-site. [gview file=”http://mauitomorrow.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Early-Consultation-for-EA-Proposed-DLNR-Pukalani-Reservoir-Well.pdf”] The proposed well would be developed by the State’s DLNR and the water would be put into the County’s Department of Water Supply’s distribution system. In the attached document there are several references to a “Pukalani Reservoir”; […]
Waiehu Aquifer Getting Saltier
Central Maui’s groundwater has gotten saltier over the past four decades due to increased pumping of surrounding wells and a decreased amount of rainfall, USGS said. From Maui News “The Waiehu well is used to monitor the Wailuku area, where most of Central and South Maui’s groundwater is pumped from and then used for fire […]
KCC: Will South Maui Have Enough Water?
From Kihei Community Association: May 21 Community Meeting at 6:30 PM Will South Maui Have Enough Water? Listen to these esteemed experts at the Charter School Everyone is welcome. Will South Maui “run out” of water? The Kihei Community Association’s (KCA) May 21 meeting at 6:30 PM at the Kihei Charter School at 41 E. […]