Technical Memorandum Report No. 27
Catalogue of Wastewater Treatment Facilities: State of Hawaii
Reginald H. F. Young
September 1970
ABSTRACT
The Water Resources Research Center initiated the project, “Pollution and Reuse of Wastewater Effluents and Stormwater in Hawaii,” in July 1969. The objective of this project is to determine physical, chemical, and microbiological characteristics of wastewater effluents and stormwater runoff from representative areas, relate the characterization to the State Water Quality Standards, and determine treatment required and suitability for reuse in irrigation or artificial recharge. It is a three-year project, now entering its second year. The focus of the first year’s work was on the characterization of wastewaters at selected treatment plants on Oahu. In attempting to select the treatment plants to be surveyed, it was realized that there was no catalogue or inventory of wastewater treatment facilities for the state which provided information on location, using agency, type of treatment, and method of effluent disposal. Anyone desiring such information has to individually query each agency in the state concerned with wastewater treatment or pollution control, thus creating an endless repetition of inquiries. It seemed only logical then that during the initial year this project include in its scope the preparation of a catalogue or inventory of wastewater treatment facilities. An effective water pollution control program for the state requires sufficient information on existing treatment and pollution control facilities and projections of needs for future facilities. Hence, the catalogue should provide a basis for guiding pollution control planning and programs.