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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: | West Maui SWCD - Pioneer Mill Company Sediment and Erosion Control |
| ASO Log No.: | 99-024 |
| Start/End Date: | July 1998 to December 1998 |
| Federal Funds: | $40,000.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $36,000.00 |
| Contractor: | David Nobriga West Maui Soil & Water Conservation District PO Box 1170 Wailuku, Hawaii 96793 Phone: (808) 244-7951 Fax: (808) 244-4108 |
| Background/ Overview: |
Two of Pioneer Mill Company’s sugarcane fields were in need of proper terrace systems. Due to the fields complex slopes and deterioration of the terrace systems over the years, sediment had been entering the drainage and into the ocean at Hahakea. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To reduce the flow of sediment into the ocean by constructing new terrace systems within two fields that contributes most of the sediment pollution. |
| Methods Employed: | Construction of more than 29,000 feet of terraces across the slope of agricultural fields. |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Sedimentation |
| Watershed: | Wahikuli watershed, island of Maui |
| Size of Project: | 264 acres |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Canoe Beach |
| Deliverables: | None described in report |
