maui_water_quality Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) 20140409 A network of citizen science volunteers periodically monitored water quality at several beaches across the island of Maui in the State of Hawaii during the years 2010-2016. This community-based monitoring effort provided valuable data for resource management purposes. Informed volunteer networks can serve as a community's "eyes and ears" and will often provide the first indications of changes to a system. In addition to the value of early detection, it is important to maintain ongoing monitoring efforts to compile data and document resource conditions. In addition to water temperature, salinity, turbidity (water clarity), and pH, sampling sites were also monitored for harmful bacteria levels of Enterococcus through 2014-06-26. This indicator bacteria has been correlated with the presence of human pathogens (disease-causing organisms) and therefore with human illnesses such as gastroenteritis, diarrhea, and various infections in epidemiological studies. As such, it is commonly measured in beach water quality monitoring programs. For reference, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1986 Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Bacteria recommends that a water quality alert is posted if either: (a.) the latest water sample exceeds 104 CFU/100 mL of Enterococcus, or (b.) the geometric mean of the past 30 days of water samples exceeds 35 CFU/100 mL. One of the limitations of all available and EPA-approved test methods is that the sample must be incubated for about 24 hours. Data were managed through an online repository, the Coral Reef Monitoring Data Portal (now defunct), developed and coordinated by the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) and its partners with funding provided by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Data collection was coordinated by the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS), Aquanimity Now, the Digital Bus, Save Honolua Coalition, Project S.E.A.-Link, and other local organizations and agencies. Data are publicly distributed by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region. 20100129T21:14:00Z 20160320T20:00:00Z Unknown -156.6664 -156.4375 20.9995 20.61845 0.0 0.0 Unknown http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/maui_water_quality.png Sample image. PNG GCMD Science Keywords Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Oxygen Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > pH Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Turbidity Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature Earth Science > Oceans > Salinity/Density > Salinity Earth Science > Oceans > Water Quality > Ocean Contaminants Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Air Temperature GCMD Platform Keywords In Situ Land-based Platforms > Ocean Platform/Ocean Stations > Coastal Stations GCMD Instrument Keywords In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Conductivity Sensors In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Photon/Optical Detectors > > > Turbidity Meters In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Bottles/Flasks/Jars In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Temperature/Humidity Sensors > > > Temperature Sensors In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Chemical Meters/Analyzers > > > pH Meters CF Standard Name Table v39 air_temperature latitude longitude number_concentration_of_enterococcus_in_sea_water sea_water_ph_reported_on_total_scale sea_water_practical_salinity sea_water_temperature sea_water_turbidity time GCMD Location Keywords Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Maui Continent > North America > United States Of America > Hawaii None Use Limitation: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) physical and mailing

Unknown info@coral.org The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS is coordinated by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). This dataset was managed through an online repository, the Coral Reef Monitoring Data Portal (obsolete), developed and coordinated by the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) and its partners with funding provided by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Data collection was coordinated by the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (HIHWNMS), Aquanimity Now, the Digital Bus, Save Honolua Coalition, Project S.E.A.-Link, and other local organizations and agencies. Data are publicly distributed by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS). Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) physical and mailing

Unknown info@pacioos.org Unknown ERDDAP tabledap https://pae-paha.pacioos.hawaii.edu/erddap/tabledap/maui_water_quality OPeNDAP https://pae-paha.pacioos.hawaii.edu/erddap/tabledap/maui_water_quality Data Subset Form ERDDAP's version of the OPeNDAP .html web page for this dataset. Specify a subset of the dataset and download the data via OPeNDAP or in many different file types. https://pae-paha.pacioos.hawaii.edu/erddap/tabledap/maui_water_quality.html Make-A-Graph Form ERDDAP's Make-A-Graph .html web page for this dataset. Create an image with a map or graph of a subset of the data. https://pae-paha.pacioos.hawaii.edu/erddap/tabledap/maui_water_quality.graph Related URL This URL provides additional information related to this dataset. https://coral.org/maui/ None specified 20260527 missing Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) mailing and physical Unknown info@coral.org Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata FGDC-STD-012-2002