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Drought leaves extreme low flows in East Maui streams; debate sparked over emergency easing of stream flow standards
Alarmed about a severe and protracted drought, state and Maui County water officials are reporting historic low flows in East Maui streams and weighing their options to maintain water supply to residents and farmers. The dry weather impacts are being felt in a region popular among visitors for its Road to Hāna, which traverses Maui’s normally lush landscape, a […]
State Water Commission To Address Remaining East Maui Stream Flow Standards
The State Commission on Water Resource Management (Commission) is preparing to address the instream flow standards for 16 surface water hydrologic units in east Maui. Â This comes one year after the Commission’s decision to establish measurable instream flow standards for five priority hydrologic units in the same region. Â Surface water hydrologic units are comparable to […]