Upcoming BWTF Water Sampling – April 14, 2012
Saturday Beach water quality testing at 20 sites around Kauai.
Read moreBlue Water Task Force 2011 Annual Report
Check out the excerpt below from Surfrider’s 2011 Blue Water Task Force Report, and then download the full report (PDF). The Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) supported by Emergen-C Blue® is the Surfrider Foundation’s volunteer-run, water testing, education and advocacy program. Designed to take advantage of the daily presence of surfers and beachgoers in coastal ...
Read moreHigh bacteria counts in some streams, coastal areas after storm
A March 20, 2012 article in The Garden Island Newspaper highlighted the latest Blue Water Task Force water quality test results after severe storms on Kauai. Check out the excerpt below and then read the full article. The results from the samples taken Saturday show that Kealia Beach, Wainiha Stream, Lydgate Beach Park, Hanama‘ulu Stream, ...
Read moreCoastal Waters Polluted After Storms
Brown water rolls in as participants compete in a paddling event Saturday morning in Kalapaki Bay. Flooding from Friday’s deluge caused runoff from the land to turn the water brown. The indicator bacteria counts for Nawiliwili Stream in Kalapaki Bay on Friday were more than 232 times the allowable level, meaning the water there was ...
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