Malama Maunalua `Ohana Newsletter

 Malama Maunalua currently has 20  Pulama Wai sites in our Maunalua Bay Region! Our sites are led by Volunteer Leaders within our schools,  residential community Associations and business shopping centers. MM assist the Volunteer Leaders to start discussion and facilitate integration of Green Infrastructure (GI), Water Run-off Best Management Practices (BMPs) and storm water improvement projects aimed at reducing storm water runoff, sediment and pollution.  These 20 active sites have reduced over 28,000 pounds of sediment and debris from school campuses, neighborhoods & business centers that would have discharged into Maunalua Bay. If you're interested in getting involved with one of our current Pulama Wai sites or are interested in becoming a Volunteer Leader and starting up a new site, please email Sarah(sarah@malamamaunalua.org) or call 395-5050.

Malama Maunalua has been invited to participate in the development of a community-lead fish spawning Moon Calendar for Maunalua Bay.     

If you are a frequent fisher in Maunalua Bay, learn how you can assist in collecting data for this project in partnership with UH, simply but collecting samples from your catch.  

For more information about how to get involved in this exciting project, please contact Alika Winter at Alika@malamamaunalua.org or call our office at 395-5050.

• After obtaining an effluent discharge permit, contact the Department of Environmental Services at 768-3245 at least 24 hours prior to discharge. Keep a record of the discharge and provide the following information: your name, your company name (if applicable), address where the pool is located, number of gallons to be drained, date of discharge, pH, and residual chlorine level. The chlorine level should be 0.01 parts per million or less. You may also fax the above information to 768-3286.
• Discharges into the City's storm drain system should be via pump and hose directly into a storm drain inlet or catch basin. Do not allow effluent to run down the street or gutter.
• Discharges to the State's storm drain system require a permit from the State. Call the Department of Transportation at 831-6793 for more information.
• If there is a drain inlet within the property, you must determine where the effluent would go before using the inlet. If it is connected to the State's or City's storm drain system, a drain connection permit is required from the State or City.
• As an alternative, you may discharge swimming pool effluent to the landscaped area, as long as the effluent remains on the property. No permit is required.
• If there are no storm drains available, you may discharge the effluent into the sanitary sewer. A permit may be required. Call the Department of Environmental Services, Regulatory Control Branch at 768-3261 or 768-3262 for more information.