Special Reports

Microbiological Water Quality of Ko Olina Lagoons

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2020-04 Microbiological Water Quality of Ko Olina Lagoons Marek Kirs and Jaline Sergue May 2020, viii+18 pp. ABSTRACT The Ko Olina Resort lagoons are extremely popular for recreational activities, however, they have not been extensively monitored for water…

IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR HAWAI‘I’S CESSPOOL CONVERSION PLAN

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2020-03 IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR HAWAI‘I’S CESSPOOL CONVERSION PLAN Michael A. Mezzacapo March 2020, 85 pp. ABSTRACT Cesspools are widely used as a sewage disposal method across the Hawaiian Islands. However, cesspools lack adequate treatment of waste…

MULTI-STATE REGULATION AND POLICY SURVEY OF ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM UPGRADE PROGRAMS

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2020-02 MULTI-STATE REGULATION AND POLICY SURVEY OF ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM UPGRADE PROGRAMS Michael A. Mezzacapo September 2019, xi + 84 pp. ABSTRACT This report was commissioned by the Cesspool Conversion Working Group (CCWG) to evaluate and analyze…

GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND CONCEPTUAL HYDROGEOLOGIC MODEL FOR TUTUILA, AMERICAN SAMOA

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2019-01 GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL AND CONCEPTUAL HYDROGEOLOGIC MODEL FOR TUTUILA, AMERICAN SAMOA Christopher K. Shuler, Paul R. Eyre, and Aly I. El-Kadi May 2019, viii + 64 pp. ABSTRACT On Tutuila, the main island in the Territory of…

GROUNDWATER RECHARGE FOR TUTUILA, AMERICAN SAMOA UNDER CURRENT AND PROJECTED CLIMATE AS ESTIMATED WITH SWB2, A SOIL WATER BALANCE MODEL

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2018-04 GROUNDWATER RECHARGE FOR TUTUILA, AMERICAN SAMOA UNDER CURRENT AND PROJECTED CLIMATE AS ESTIMATED WITH SWB2, A SOIL WATER BALANCE MODEL Chris Shuler and Aly I. El-Kadi 2018, 42 pp. ABSTRACT Groundwater is the primary water source on…

PROVISIONAL HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, TUTUILA AMERICAN SAMOA

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2018-03 PROVISIONAL HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT, TUTUILA AMERICAN SAMOA Christopher K. Shuler and Aly I. El-Kadi 2018, 82 pp. ABSTRACT The main report provides a comprehensive summary of the currently available hydrogeologic information and…

ASPA–UHWRRC HYDROLOGIC MONITORING NETWORK HANDBOOK

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2018-02 ASPA–UHWRRC HYDROLOGIC MONITORING NETWORK HANDBOOK Christopher K. Shuler and Aly I. El-Kadi April 2018, 58 pp. ABSTRACT On Tutuila, American Samoa, weather monitoring and stream gauging operations were initiated by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in…

COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF MICROBIAL SEWAGE-BORNE CONTAMINANTS IN THE WAIKOMO WATERSHED USING A PORTABLE MULTI-USE AUTOMATED CONCENTRATION SYSTEM (PMACS)

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SPECIAL REPORT SR-2018-01 COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF MICROBIAL SEWAGE-BORNE CONTAMINANTS IN THE WAIKOMO WATERSHED USING A PORTABLE MULTI-USE AUTOMATED CONCENTRATION SYSTEM (PMACS) Marek Kirs and Philip S. Moravcik January 2018, 23 pp. ABSTRACT High concentrations of enterococci, exceeding the Hawaii regulatory…