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MODFLOW-2005 and SWI2 models for assessing groundwater availability scenarios in volcanic aquifers on Kauai, Oahu, and Maui, Hawaii

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2001-01-01
End Date
2010-12-31

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Rotzoll, K., and Izuka, S.K., 2023, MODFLOW-2005 and SWI2 models for assessing groundwater availability scenarios in volcanic aquifers on Kauai, Oahu, and Maui, Hawaii: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P97CPK5C.

Summary

Previously constructed steady-state numerical groundwater-flow models for the islands of Kauai, Oahu, and Maui, Hawaii (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205126) using MODFLOW-2005 with the Seawater Intrusion (SWI2) package, were used to examine the consequences of historical and plausible future withdrawals and changes in recharge. The volcanic aquifers of the Hawaiian Islands supply water to 1.46 million residents, diverse industries, and a large component of the U.S. military in the Pacific. Groundwater also supplies freshwater that supports ecosystems in streams and near the coast. Hawaii’s aquifers are remarkable given their small size, but the islands’ capacity to store fresh groundwater is limited because each island is surrounded [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Kolja Rotzoll, Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Originator :
Kolja Rotzoll, Scot K Izuka
Metadata Contact :
Kolja Rotzoll, Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Pacific Islands Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Purpose

The groundwater flow models are designed to quantify the consequences of groundwater withdrawal and changes in recharge that can limit the availability of fresh groundwater for human use in Hawaii. Withdrawal from wells causes decreases in groundwater discharge to streams and the ocean, lowering of the water table, and rise of saltwater. Limits placed on these effects, for example limiting reduction of discharge to streams to protect aquatic habitats or limiting saltwater rise to protect existing wells, can translate to limits on future groundwater availability. Groundwater availability can be further restricted if climate change causes reduction in groundwater recharge. Quantification of the impacts of withdrawals and climate change is essential for informing decisions related to groundwater availability in Hawaii. The development of the model scenarios in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1876 (https://doi.org/10.3133/pp1876).
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