Category: Maui Water Updates (page 2)

DWS shared a number of updates with the hundreds of community members who showed up at the Kula Community Center tonight. DWS estimates the advisory may last for about 2 more weeks, depending on sample results. Homes in fire damaged…

We have received analytical data from our first round of community sampling.  It will take us a couple of days to process the data and report results to homeowners and state and county offices before posting the data on this…

Maui DWS has posted results from their initial round of water system sampling on 8-14-23 HERE. Maui County has also issued a news release (sent to us over email)  and included the following information on detections: “One sample in Lāhainā…

There will be a community meeting about the water situation this Thursday, 8/24/2023 – 6:30 to 8:00 pm, at the Kula Community Center. UH scientists and DWS staff will be there. Please see this LINK for more information. 

Unsafe Water Advisory for Lahaina Water System as of August 21 Unsafe Water Advisory for Upper Kula Water System as of August 21  

Dr. Whelton and UH-WRRC were able to help facilitate the arrival of a team of drinking water utility leaders who managed their utilities through the Paradise, CA, and Boulder, CO fires. These experts will assist Maui DWS this week to…

UH-WRRC, including Dr. Whelton, met with residents and took additional VOC and SVOC samples in the Upper Kula water system area. 

UH-WRRC met with the DWS Director John Stufflebean to share information and learn about the water department’s response to the fires. 

With the support of UH-WRRC, Dr. Andrew Whelton from Purdue University traveled to Oʻahu and gave a special seminar on The Importance of Scientific Support in Protecting Health and Recovery After Urban-Wildfires.  A recording of the seminar can be found…

UH-WRRC initiates tap-water sampling at homes within the Upper Kula water system. We took 11 samples and they were sent back to our lab on Oʻahu for VOC and SVOC analysis.