Scientists Say Lahaina's Offshore Water Quality Is Pretty Good — So Far — Despite The Fire
A monthslong sampling effort turned up elevated levels of copper and zinc but no sign of PCBs or arsenic.
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A monthslong sampling effort turned up elevated levels of copper and zinc but no sign of PCBs or arsenic.
Ocean water quality samples taken from seven sites off the Lahaina burn zone showed no high bacteria levels five months after the Aug. 8 wildfires, according to the 2023 Blue Water Task Force water quality report released by the Surfrider Foundation Hawaiʻi.
FIRST PHOTO: The 85-foot decommissioned U.S. Navy torpedo retriever Chaparral rests against the breakwall fronting the Kihei Beach Condominiums in North Kihei T
Hui O Ka Wai Ola, a community-based water-quality monitoring organization, was awarded funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to increase its collection of West Maui water quality data in response to the Lahaina wildfire.
County, state and federal agencies say steps have been taken to mitigate the threat of toxic runoff entering the ocean.