Reproduced from the SaveWestMaui.org website.
The West Maui Preservation Association has been studying water quality problems associated with the Lahaina Wastewater Treatment Facility since its incorporation. It has conducted water quality sampling including pathogen sampling. It has sought remediation at the federal, state and county levels. Below are informational links related to the issue of West Maui’s injection wells.
Studies
Herbivore enhancement as a tool for reef restoration (Jennifer Smith)
An Ecosystem Recovery Area in Maui Coastal Waters (Celia Smith, PhD)
Characterize Public Health Issues From Exposure To Pathogens (Robert Toonen, PhD)
An Ecosystem Recovery Area in Maui coastal waters: Kahekili (Celia Smith and Ivor Williams)
USGS Pacific Coral Reefs Studies (Maui)
Other Scholarly Papers Available Online
Using d15N values in algal tissue to map locations and potential sources of anthropogenic nutrient inputs on the island of Maui, Hawai’i, USA. (Dailer M.L. et al)
A multitracer approach to detecting wastewater plumes from municipal injection wells in nearshore marine waters at Kihei and Lahaina, Maui, Hawai’i (Hunt, C. et al, USGS)
