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| Project Name: | Salt Lake Watershed Improvement Program |
| ASO Log No.: | PO#00614597 |
| Start/End Date: | December 1999 to August 2004 |
| Federal Funds: | $20,000.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $29,000.00 |
| Contractor: | Project Manager: Gerald Takayesu Department of Environmental Services City & County of Honolulu 650 South King Street, 3rd Floor Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 527-5263 Fax: (808) 527-6214 |
| Background/ Overview: |
Salt Lake has been the source of numerous odor complaints due to the lack of circulation in the principal water body. Runoff from Salt Lake, a privately owned water body, discharges through the City’s storm drain system into Moanalua Stream and eventually into Keehi Lagoon, which is on the list of Prioritized list of Category I Watersheds. |
| Objectives/Goals: | To reduce silt build up and odor in Salt Lake through monitoring, educational outreach programs, and by limiting the use of drain inserts, filtration devices, and chemical and biological treatments. |
| Methods Employed: | • Collect and analyze water samples from the waterway surrounding
the golf course. • Install 6 drain inlet inserts, filtration devices, chemical and biological treatment, as well as public outreach to minimize pollutants into the lake. • Hold informational meetings concerning urban runoff and fertilizer and pesticide use within the Salt Lake Watershed. • Conduct storm drain stenciling • Conduct stream bank restoration near Salt Lake Elementary school • Develop educational information to distribute at a Salt Lake Watershed Awareness Day • Organize and conduct Salt Lake Watershed Awareness Day • Obtain water samples for analysis by the Salt Lake Elementary school students |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Dissolved oxygen, pH, nitrogen, phosphorous |
| Watershed: | Moanalua, Keehi, Salt Lake, and Halawa Watersheds, island of Oahu |
| Size of Project: | 1,265 acres |
| Affected Water Bodies: | Salt Lake |
| Deliverables: | • Brochure “Salt Lake Can Help Protect
Our Waters…For Life” • Door hangers with helpful hints to prevent pollutants from entering storm drains • Video footage and digital photos of Watershed Awareness Day |
