Environmental Assessment & Protection

Updating Hawai‘i’s Cesspool Prioritization and Timeline Strategy

MICHAEL MEZZACAPO and DARREN LERNER
This research was commissioned by the Cesspool Conversion Working Group to reevaluate and analyze prior classification of cesspool hazards across the state of Hawai‘i, incorporating previously unavailable data and methods.

Identifying Groundwater Flow and Contamination to Streams: Kahaluu Watershed, Oahu

CRAIG R. GLENN
The surface waters in the Kahaluu Lagoon on the windward side of Oahu fronted by Kaneohe Bay have been shown to have very high levels of wastewater related bacteria.

Stream Pesticide and Nutrient Loads from Baseflow, Surface Runoff and Sediment Contributions on Tutuila Island, American Samoa

HENRIETTA DULAI
The goal of the project was to determine the contribution of baseflow, surface runoff, and sediments to pollutant fluxes in Faga’alu watershed in Tutuila, American Samoa. The work utilized a watershed model (SWAT) and a groundwater model (MODFLOW) in combination with pesticide, nutrient, and sediment measurements.

Hawaii Source Water Assessment and Protection Program Update and Maintenance

SPONSOR:Hawaii Department of Health, Safe Drinking Water Branch PROJECT PERIOD:04/23/04 – 06/28/05 ABSTRACT:A WRRC team headed by Dr. Aly El-Kadi has recently completed the task of conducting an assessment of the State’s 450-odd drinking water sources for the State Department…

Estimating Hydraulic Properties for Volcanic Aquifers Using Aquifer Tests and Tidal Responses

SPONSOR: USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center PROJECT PERIOD: 7/2004 – 12/2005 ABSTRACT: Most published solutions for aquifer responses to ocean tides focus on the one-sided attenuation of the signal as it propagates inland. However, island aquifers experience periodic forcing…

Analytical Groundwater Flow and Transport Modeling for the Estimation of Sustainable Yield of Pearl Harbor Aquifer

SPONSOR: Hawaii Commission on Water Resources Management (CWRM) PROJECT PERIOD: 05/01/04 – 12/31/05 ABSTRACT: Basal aquifers, in which freshwater floats on top of saltwater, are the major freshwater supply for the Hawaiian Islands, as well as many other coastal regions…

RAM2 Modeling and the Determination of Sustainable Yields of Hawaii Basal Aquifers

Clark C.K. Liu

ABSTRACT: Basal aquifers, in which freshwater floats on top of saltwater, are the major freshwater supply for the Hawaiian Islands, as well as many other coastal regions around the world.

Integrated Management of Multiple Aquifers with Subsurface Flows and Inter-District Water Transport

SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 3/1/2006 – 2/28/2007 ABSTRACT: The problem of groundwater management has been studied widely in the literature. However, all of the previous studies limited their attention to the…

Groundwater Modeling Services for Risk Assessment Red Hill Fuel Storage Facilities, NAVFAC Pacific, Oahu, Hawaii

SPONSOR:TEC Incorporated PROJECT PERIOD:01/01/06 – 02/28/07 ABSTRACT:The US Navy’s bulk fuel storage facility at Red Hill is located in the ridge between south Halawa Valley and Moanalua Valley on the island of Oahu. The facility was constructed in the early…

Measurement of Phytoremediation and Biodegradation of RDX, HMX DNT and Related Energetic Compounds in the Tropical Environment

SPONSOR:National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD:Environet ABSTRACT:This research was a collaboration involving personnel and other resources from Environment Inc., the US Army, and the Hawaii Agricultural Research Center (HARC) that was utilized in experiments…