|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hawaii is a member of the Southwest States and Pacific Islands Water Quality Coordination Team |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Name: | Best Management Practices to Reduce Runoff from Pineapple Fields, West Maui |
| ASO Log No.: | 95-090 |
| Start/End Date: | November 1994 to September 1996 |
| Federal Funds: | $100,000.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $66,000.00 |
| Contractor: | David Nobriga West Maui Soil and Water Conservation District PO Box 1170 Wailuku, HI 96793 Phone: (808) 244-7951 |
| Background/ Overview: |
An algae bloom off the coast of West Maui in 1989 and 1999, followed by a “500 year storm” in 1993 spurred community uproar over land uses affecting near shore ocean water quality. The West Maui Watershed Advisory Committee was asked to review all land uses from Launiupoko to Kapalua and to make recommendations to improve near shore ocean water quality. |
| Objectives/Goals: | Implementation of over 22 best management practices specifically chosen and designed to improve and enhance existing pineapple best management practices on Maui Land and Pineapple Company. |
| Methods Employed: | • Adding mauka terraces, infield terraces, filed layout
changes, and grass terraces • Making road improvements • Constructing siltation basins |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Sediment |
| Watershed: | Honokowai and Kahana Watersheds, West Maui |
| Size of Project: | Encompasses 9 square miles from Honokowai to Kapalua, island of Maui |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Waters off of West Maui from Honokowai to Kahana |
| Deliverables: | Results and evaluation in Final Report |
