The reports below display the difference between ground water and surface water usage in Hawaii for the
year 2008.
Total Number of Systems
This report shows the total number of each type of system in use during 2008.
System Type
Number of Systems
Ground Systems
111
Surface Systems
19
How Hawaii Compares to Other States
Hawaii ranked 50th in Ground Systems
with 111 total Ground Systems in 2008.
The average for all states was 2,723 Ground Systems.
Hawaii ranked 48th in Surface Systems
with 19 total Surface Systems in 2008.
The average for all states was 276 Surface Systems.
Total Number of Systems Expressed as Percentage
The results in the charts above represent the total number of ground water and surface water systems.
The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall water systems.
Total Population Served
This report shows the total population served for each type of system in use during 2008.
System Type
Population Served
Ground Systems
500,086
Surface Systems
833,230
How Hawaii Compares to Other States
Hawaii ranked 38th in total population served by
Ground Systems with 500,086 people served in 2008.
The average for all states was 2,011,967 people served by Ground Systems.
Hawaii ranked 37th in total population served by
Surface Systems with 833,230 people served in 2008.
The average for all states was 3,967,964 people served by Surface Systems.
Total Population Served Expressed as Percentage
The results in the charts above represent the total population served broken down by ground water and surface water systems.
The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall population served.
