An Upgrade to the Aadheenam's Water Source

The State is upgrading a section of the ditch which flows from Wailua Reservoir (a short distance from the monastery) and winds its way through the entire monastery grounds. It is a source of water for our cows, gardens, the Rishi Valley ponds and more. It was shut off about two weeks ago to do this work. The engineers decided that the open ditch on the outside slope of the dam was weakening the overall structure by soaking the ground. They decided to upgrade that section of the ditch to a 200 foot section of concrete pipe, connecting to the culvert under Kuamoo Road. The water then opens to the ditch on the University of Hawaii's Agricultural Station adjacent to the monastery and then flows into our streams.

The main section of newly added pipe which will supply our monastery streams and ponds

Wailua Reservoir is stunning in the setting sun. There\

s been talk of decommissioning this reservoir, which means breaching the dam and draining it dry. Fortunately the work on the ditch indicates the State intends to keep it operational, hopefully for a long time.'

The route is anything but straight, and at each crook of the pipe they have to pour concrete to encase the joint.

Looking down at the pipe work. You can see the barrier on the edge of Kuamoo Road shortly after the pipe ends.

They brought in this big excavator for the work.

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