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 Hawaii is a member of the Southwest States and Pacific Islands Water Quality Coordination Team |
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| Project Name: | Honolua Bay-Mokuleia Bay Project |
| ASO Log No.: | 97-274 |
| Start/End Date: | June 1997 to August 1999 |
| Federal Funds: | $104,740.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $69,799.00 |
| Contractor: | West Maui Soil & Water Conservation District PO Box 1170 Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 Phone: (808) 244-7951 Fax: (808) 244-4108 Wesley Nohara |
| Background/ Overview: |
Honolua Bay suffers from severe NPS pollutants. The bay has been designated as a Marine Life Conservation District. The purpose of this project was to implement corrective measures to decrease runoff transported in Honolua Stream and Bay. Improvement efforts concentrated in the lower 1/3 of the watershed where much of the lands are in pineapple cultivation, cattle and golf courses. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To implement the area’s watershed plan that recommends redirecting runoff into smaller sub areas to better manage sediment, nutrients, and plastic mulch film using applicable best management practices. |
| Methods Employed: | • Revegetated 17 acres of “badlands” • Constructed 3 silt catchment basins at various fields • Completed plastic mulch catchment fence at two fields • Completed drainage improvements to a field • Reconstructed terraces on a field • Constructed road and gulch drainage improvements • Constructed a sediment catchment fence using bamboo |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Total suspended solids |
| Watershed: | Honolua Watershed, island of Maui |
| Size of Project: | 350 acres |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Honolua Bay and Mokuleia Bay |
| Deliverables: | • Slides • Aerial photos of project • Before and after photos |
