Suggested Reading
- Recent report about the declining health of Maui’s Reefs published by the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council (pdf, 4 pages, approx 2 MB)
- Aquatic algae rapidly remove dissolved nutrients from their environment Report funded by the County of Maui (pdf, 65 pages, approx. 7.4 MB)
- 2014 State of Hawai`i Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report Most recent State report to Congress (pdf, 123 pages, approx. 2.3 MB)
- DAR 2014 Status of Maui’s Coral Reefs (pdf, 2 pages, approx. 518 KB)
- Quantifying Causes of Maui Coral Decline at Kahekili Beach Park, Maui (pdf, 2 pages, approx. 518 KB)
Links
References
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CWA. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 1972. Clean Water Act (As Amended Through P.L. 107–303, November 27, 2002).
Dailer, M. L., R. S. Knox, J. E. Smith, M. Napier, and C. M. Smith. 2010. Using δ 15 N values in algal tissue to map locations and potential sources of anthropogenic nutrient inputs on the island of Maui, Hawai‘i, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin 60:655-671.
Dailer, M. L., H. L. Ramey, S. Saephan, and C. M. Smith. 2012a. Algal δ 15 N values detect a wastewater effluent plume in nearshore and offshore surface waters and three-dimensionally model the plume across a coral reef on Maui, Hawai`i, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin 64:207-213.
Dailer, M. L., J. E. Smith, and C. M. Smith. 2012b. Responses of bloom forming and non-bloom forming macroalgae to nutrient enrichment in Hawai`i, USA. Harmful Algae 17:111-125.
DAR 2014. Status and Trends of Maui’s Coral Reefs. State of Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources and the Hawai`i Coral Reef Initiative Research Program.
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Henkin, D. 2015. Federal court again finds Maui County in violation of the Clean Water Act. Press Release. EarthJustice.
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Hunt, C. D. 2006. Ground-water nutrient flux to coastal waters and numerical simulation of wastewater injection at Kihei, Maui, Hawai`i. U. S. Geological Survey.
Hunt, C. D. and S. N. Rosa. 2009. A multitracer approach to detecting wastewater plumes from municipal injection wells in nearshore marine waters at Kihei and Lahaina, Maui, Hawai`’i.
Imada, L. January 27, 2015. Injection wells ruling opens county up to civil penalties. The Maui News.
Kelleher, J. S. September 25, 2015. Maui County settles Lahaina Wastewater lawsuit. West Hawai`i Today.
MNMRC: Maui’s Coral Reefs: Declining Treads 1993–2015
NOAA NODC. Quantifying Causes of Maui Coral Decline: Characterization of dead zones and population demography of Porites compressa along a gradient of anthropogenic nutrient input at Kahekili Beach Park, Maui.
Smith, C. E., and J. E. Smith. 2006. “Algal blooms in North Kihei: An assessment of patterns and processes relating nutrient dynamics to algal abundance.” A Report to the City and County of Maui. Kahului, Maui.
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US. District Court, District of Hawai`i 2012. Civil Case # CV12 00198 SOM BMK. Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief. Plaintiffs: Hawai`i Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club-Maui Group, Surfrider Foundation, West Maui Preservation Association vs. Defendent: County of Maui.
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