SUTRA model used to evaluate long-term groundwater availability in the Waihe'e, 'Īao, and Waikapū aquifer systems, Maui, Hawaiʻi

Release Date

2022-01-01

Start Date

1926-01-01

End Date

2099-12-31

Publication Date

2023-09-15

Kolja, R., 2022, SUTRA model used to evaluate long-term groundwater availability in the Waihe'e, 'Īao, and Waikapū aquifer systems, Maui, Hawaiʻi: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P959B45F.

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The three-dimensional, variable-density solute-transport groundwater model was created to evaluate the effects of seven selected withdrawal/recharge scenarios on long-term changes in water level and 50-percent ocean-water salinity depth, and simulated salinity of water withdrawn by existing and proposed production wells in central Maui, Hawaiʻi. An existing USGS numerical groundwater-flow and -transport model of central Maui (Gingerich, 2008) was used as a basis to develop an updated numerical model to address information needs related to: (1) quantifying the effects of withdrawal from existing or proposed wells on water levels and salinity of groundwater, (2) distributing withdrawals to increase the overall amount of fresh groundwater developed in the Waiheʻe, ʻĪao, and Waikapū aquifer systems, and (3) estimating the long-term effects of potential reductions in groundwater recharge on groundwater availability. The development of the model included in this data release is documented in U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5113 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215113).

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