Voluntary water conservation requested in West Maui, Hawaii
11/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Maui County, HI
Start Date: 9/24/2019
- End Date: 11/7/2019
Worsening drought in West Maui led water authorities to request continued water conservation because less water was flowing into treatment plants. At the Mahinahina Water Treatment Plant, production was down 50 percent to 1 million gallon, and at the Lahaina plant, production was down 25 percent. Apart from conservation, low water pressure and water outages could occur.
KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now (Honolulu, Hawaii), Nov. 7, 2019
Residents of West Maui were asked to voluntarily conserve water, due to dry conditions and heat. Low water intake at ditch intakes led to limited water production at the Mahinahina and Lahaina water treatment facilities.
KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now (Honolulu, Hawaii), Sept. 24, 2019
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