| Abstract: | Increasing demand for freshwater in Hawaii has placed heavy stress on many of the State ‘s basal aquifer systems. The most heavily stressed of these systems is the Pearl Harbor on Oahu. The Pearl Harbor basal aquifer supplies as much as 277 million gallons per day. Since early in this century, spring discharge has been declining while pumpage has been increasing. Total ground-water discharge has remained steady despite short-term fluctuations. Some wells show general increases in chloride concentration while others remain steady. Chloride concentrations throughout the area show no apparent increase since 1970. Basal water head maps of the Pearl Harbor area clearly reflect the natural discharge points, which are the springs located along the shore near the center of Pearl Harbor. Basal-water hydrographs show a general decline of about 0.09 foot per year. This implies depletion of storage at a rate of about 25 million gallons per day. (USGS). |
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| ProdID: | 43969 |
| Citation Author: | Soroos, Ronald L.; Ewart, Charles J. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 3 maps :col. ;65 x 88 cm. |
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 79-1542 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-water status report, Pearl Harbor area, Hawaii, 1978; 1979; OFR; 79-1542; Soroos, Ronald L.; Ewart, Charles J. |
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| Citation Year: | 1979 |
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| Text: | Ground-water status report, Pearl Harbor area, Hawaii, 1978; 1979; OFR; 79-1542; Soroos, Ronald L.; Ewart, Charles J. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/usgs_thumb.jpg |
| URL (PLATE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1979/1542/plate-1.pdf |
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| URL (PLATE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1979/1542/plate-3.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
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