‘Extremely Small’ Level of Selenium Detected in Makawao Water System

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Maui County officials say trace levels of selenium were recently detected for the first time in its Makawao water system.

‘Extremely small’ level of selenium detected in Makawao water system

An “extremely small” amount of selenium was detected in the Makawao water system from a sample the County of Maui Department of Water Supply collected in May.

TRACE LEVELS OF SELENIUM DETECTED IN MAKAWAO WATER SYSTEM

HONOLULU — Trace levels of selenium have been detected for the first time in water samples collected at Haʻikū Well Chlorinator, which is part of the County of Maui Department of Water Supply’s (MDWS) Makawao water system (Public Water System HI0000213) serving the Makawao area of the island of Maui. The detected selenium levels ranged from 3.7 to 4.9 micrograms per liter (ug/L), which are below the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and…