Water

New Maui Water Study

At the request of the Ulupono Initiative, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, Jackson School of Geosciences has studied Maui’s water availability. A Systems Approach for Investigating Water, Energy, and Food Scenarios in East-Central Maui concludes: “The water availability for different scenarios is based upon the precipitation, surface water, and groundwater on the Eastern (Haleakala) portion of Maui. Most of the 330 million gallons per day (MGD) of average surface water runoff is already used for some purpose (see … Read more

Wellhead Protection Draft Bill

The Board of Water Supply will discuss the draft bill establishing a Wellhead Protection Overlay Zoning District on August 20, 2015 9am at Department of Planning Conference Room, 250 South High Street, Wailuku, Maui.  Here are the testimonies at a prior BWS meeting: http://www.mauicounty.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/20536

Na Wai Eha Streams Restored

From MauiNow By Wendy Osher More water will be returned to streams of N? Wai ?Eh?, particularly water in ??ao, under an agreement reached in the N? Wai ?Eh? contested case hearing, state officials announced today. The latest developments come after a decade-long battle over water rights and the health of the streams, with partial restoration of water ordered and implemented in 2010. The settlement establishes a new interim instream flow standard, or the minimum … Read more

How to report muddy runoff

Coral Reef Monitoring Data Portal How to document sedimentation events and participate in the Turbidity Task Force Is the ocean water near you brown from runoff and sedimentation? Would you like to help document what’s going on via citizen science efforts? The community-based Turbidity Task Force on Maui is a way to do so… It’s really simple… grab a sample of water, collect some information, and bring it to the Killa Wiffa Surf Shop in … Read more