Formation of Transition Zone in a Basal Aquifer Under Pumping Stresses

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 66 Formation of Transition Zone in a Basal Aquifer Under Pumping Stresses Sang-Ok Chung, L. Stephen Lau, Clark C.K. Liu, and Henry K. Gee August 1982 ABSTRACT Formation of a freshwater-sea water transition zone in a…

Field Methods for Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Sorptivity

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 67 Field Methods for Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity and Sorptivity Richard E. Green and She-Kong Chong June 1983 ABSTRACT The application of mathmatical models incorporating water flow theory to practical hydrologic problems (e.g., runoff, groundwater recharge, irrigation)…

Mineralogy of Sediments in Three Estuaries on Oahu, Hawaii

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 68 Mineralogy of Sediments in Three Estuaries on Oahu, Hawaii Paul C. Ekern and Pow-foong Fan June 1983 ABSTRACT Semiquantitative X-ray diffraction was used to detemine the relative abundance of minerals in sediments from three estuaries…

Efficient Pricing and Financing of Urban Water: The Role of Development Charges

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 69 Efficient Pricing and Financing of Urban Water: The Role of Development Charges Richard Pollock and James E. T. Moncur June 1983 ABSTRACT Conventional methods of evaluating and designing urban water prices are deficient in several…

Stream Water Quality Assessment Based on Fecal, Coliform and Fecal Streptococcus Analysis

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 70 Stream Water Quality Assessment Based on Fecal, Coliform and Fecal Streptococcus Analysis Roger S. Fujioka July 1983 ABSTRACT The quality of stream water in Hawaii was determined by carefully analyzing samples of unpolluted streams, stream…

Disinfection of Bacteria and Viruses by Sludge Heat-Treatment Process at Sand Island WWTP, O’ahu, Hawai’i

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 71 Disinfection of Bacteria and Viruses by Sludge Heat-Treatment Process at Sand Island WWTP, O’ahu, Hawai’i Roger S. Fujioka, Wesley M. Hirano, and Philip C. Loh September 1983 ABSTRACT The Zimpro heat-treatment process installed at the…

Macrodispersivity of Selected Hawaii Basaltic Aquifers

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 72 Macrodispersivity of Selected Hawaii Basaltic Aquifers L. Stephen Lau and Ben E. Ishii September 1983 ABSTRACT Longitudinal dispersivity was evaluated in terms of local transverse dispersivity for the permeable, thin layered Hawaiian basaltic aquifers on…

Greywater Reuse

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 73 Greywater Reuse Wesley M. Hirano and Reginald H. F. Young January 1983 ABSTRACT Household wastewater can be divided into ³blackwater” (toilet wastewater) and “greywater” (non-toilet wastewater). Recently, schemes have been proposed for the segregation of…

Upgrading Municipal Effluent by Pulsed-Bed Filtration: Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Oahu, Hawaii

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 74 Upgrading Municipal Effluent by Pulsed-Bed Filtration: Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant, Oahu, Hawaii Gordon L. Dugan October 1983 ABSTRACT The Hydro Clear pilot plant pulsed-bed filter cell unit (4 ft2 sand surface area)…

Aquifer Classification, State of Hawaii

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Technical Memorandum Report No. 75 Aquifer Classification, State of Hawaii John F. Mink and Stanley T. Sumida December 1984 ABSTRACT A consistent classification and nomenclature of the aquifer systems in the state of Hawaii do not exist in spite of…