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There is a 100% chance that your effluent reaches the pacific ocean
100% of effluent is discharged into very nearshore injection wells for Ma'alaea condo residents.
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Ma'alaea Village Wastewater Reclamation Facility By The Numbers
Ma'alaea Condominium Disposal Flow Summary
Ma'alaea Condo Residences Average injected flow/day (gallons/day) injected TN concentration (mg/L) injected TP concentration (mg/L) Total injected nutrients / year (lbs/year) Hono Kai 7,500 24.4 2.95 624 Island Sands 11,000 12.9 4.9 596 Ka Nai A Nalu 18,000 24.6 4.58 1,599 Lauloa 10,000 21.6 3.98 779 Ma'alaea Banyans 7,485 25.5 5.28 701 Ma'alaea Kai 6,500 11.9 1.82 271 Ma'alaea Mermaid 4,200 26.9 3.7 391 Ma'alaea Yacht 9,500 34.5 3.78 1,107 Makani A Kai 6,000 10.59 1.4 219 Milowai 8,500 40.8 9.75 1,308 TOTAL: 88,685 7,596 Injected effluent flow volumes from the Ma'alaea condo residences approach 100K gallons/day, with the latest available Underground Injection Control water quality data reports showing average nutrient concentrations very high with the highest condos at 40.8 mg/L Total Nitrogen and 9.75mg/L Total Phosphorus. Detailed UIC water quality reports here.
Injection Well Estimated Flow and Nutrients Per Resident
Ma'alaea Condo Residences Average injected nutrients / resident / year (lbs/year) Average injected flow / resident (gallons/year) Average injected flow / resident (gallons/day) Hono Kai 8.5 37,261 102 Island Sands 5.5 37,261 102 Ka Nai A Nalu 9.1 37,261 102 Lauloa 7.9 37,261 102 Ma'alaea Banyans 9.6 37,261 102 Ma'alaea Kai 4.3 37,261 102 Ma'alaea Mermaid 9.5 37,261 102 Ma'alaea Yacht 11.9 37,261 102 Makani A Kai 3.7 37,261 102 Milowai 15.7 37,261 102 Using an average wastewater flow rate per resident of just over 100 gallons per day, we have derived from Underground Injection Control Program water quality reports, municipal flow, and census data calculations of the yearly loading of dissolved nutrients per resident of each Ma'alaea condo facility. Each resident generates and injects an estimated 37K gallons/per year and a range of 3 to 16 pounds of combined Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus. Detailed UIC water quality reports here.
Injection Well Estimated Coliform Colony Forming Units per Resident
Ma'alaea Condo Residences injected coliform colony forming units (MPN/100mL) total injected coliform colony forming units / resident (MPN/year) Hono Kai ≥ 1600 ≥ 2,256,761,945 Island Sands 2 2,820,952 Ka Nai A Nalu < 2 < 2,820,952 Lauloa 17 23,978,096 Ma'alaea Banyans < 20 < 28,209,524 Ma'alaea Kai 16000 22,567,619,447 Ma'alaea Mermaid < 2 < 2,820,952 Ma'alaea Yacht 4 5,641,905 Makani A Kai ≥ 1600 ≥ 2,256,761,945 Milowai 17 23,978,096 Fecal coliform injected cell counts, by volume and total injected, are shown in this table. Values range from <2 Most Probable Number of colony forming (or infection forming) units of bacteria per 100mL wastewater, up to 16,000 MPN/100mL, with total yearly cells per resident ranging from less than 2.8M cells, up to 22 Billion cells. Detailed UIC water quality reports here.