Coral Reef Alliance

Engage West Maui hotels in watershed management planning

2013

Oakland, CA

Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)

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Final Programmatic Report, 9/1/2012 - 8/31/2013

"Perform targeted outreach to assess the demand for reclaimed water by West Maui Hotels and to engage this industry in watershed management planning. With support from NFWF, CORAL engaged 60+ West Maui hotels to educate them about current water issues and possible solutions. CORAL also evaluated eleven Kaanapali hotels current water use and readiness for future reductions, and synthesized and communicated this information in a report to facilitate watershed planning. As a result of this project, hotels in the region are becoming very eager to learn about water reclamation: A majority of our 14 target hotels participated in a Water Reuse Readiness workshop CORAL organized in April 2013 to prepare them to shift to reclaimed water for irrigation. Overall, hotels are demonstrating an understanding that using reclaimed water is in their best interests, and that they have an ongoing role to play in influencing county infrastructure projects. One of the key products developed through this project was the Recycled Water For Reefs: A Guide for West Maui's Resort and Condominium Properties.? CORAL has created a companion webpage to host the guide and provide links to additional resources. The guide was distributed in hard copy to Option I and II properties, and electronically to our mailing list of 61 West Maui properties. CORAL received positive feedback from partners about the guide and its content as well as user-friendly presentation, and within hours of distributing hard copies of the guide, two property managers had asked for additional copies for their board members."

Funded by NOAA CRCP grant NA10NOS4630103 and NFWF/Legacy Grant Project ID: 0302.12.031007

NA10NOS4630103

NFWF 0302.12.031007