There are challenges, even in paradise.
“Surface water here is quite volatile, as you could guess. If there’s no rain, there’s no water right now,” says Jeff Pearson, director of the County of Maui Department of Water Supply. “Of course if we’re short on water we can’t bring it in from another state. Whatever we have is what we’ve got. We have to manage it.”
Pearson has seen every side of water distribution on the island of Maui. He started his career with a local engineering firm and worked on some water and wastewater projects before he joined the County of Maui
