Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2018HI503S

Assessment of Groundwater Availability from Volcanic-Rock Aquifers in Central Maui, Hawaii

Institute: Hawaii
USGS Grant Number: G18AC00297
Year Established: 2018 Start Date: 2018-09-01 End Date: 2019-10-21
Total Federal Funds: $49,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: Not available

Principal Investigators: Darren Lerner

Project Summary: The objectives of the work will consist of developing a new regional groundwater flow and solute transport analysis to improve our understanding of the regional groundwater-flow system for Central Maui, update our understanding of the availability and sustainability of their groundwater resources, and provide insight into the impacts of changes in groundwater withdrawals and land cover on groundwater resources (especially salinity).