nps 319 | molokai watersheds | waiahewahewa | project 99-073
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| Project Name: | Waiahewahewa Watershed Restoration Area |
| ASO Log No.: | 99-073 |
| Start/End Date: | May 1999 through February 2001 |
| Federal Funds: | $69,250.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $33,412.00 |
| Contractor: | Debbie Kelly Molokai-Lanai Soil and Water Conservation District PO Box 396 Hoolehua, Hawaii 96729 Phone: 808-567-6869 Fax: 808-567-9062 |
| Background/ Overview: |
Because of excessive sediment from Wai’ahewahewa Gulch and other sources, the Molokai’s South Shore as been designated a Water Quality Limited Segment. The problem area consists of a very steeply dissected landscape that has been in grazing use for many decades. The naturally fragile environment of this watershed as not been adequately rested or restored in the past to allow recovery. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To reduce soil erosion and the resulting sedimentation that is damaging the Wai’ahewahewa Watershed and the South Shore reef. |
| Methods Employed: | The project was successful in installing over 16,000 feet of fencing to exclude livestock and wildlife from the project area, planting ground cover in steep and sloping areas, constructing terraces to eliminate gully development, and smoothing out the land to improve surface drainage. Overall, it is estimated that the project was successful in reducing soil loss by 382 tons per year. |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Sediment |
| Watershed: | Wai’ahewahewa, island of Molokai |
| Size of Project: | Not described in report |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Puu Nana to the Palaau mudflats, South Shore of Molokai |
| Deliverables: | • Brochure |
