04-10-2015, 04:41 AM
Gotta admit I was not aware of the shallow aquifer in the saddle region but my point is still valid that very little of the water in it comes from the top of mauna kea. I still feel that harping on the TMT affecting any aquifers is bogus.
Will there be resistance to the development and exploitation of this new aquifer? Seems like very little is known about it. Yes it gets the drill bit wet, but how much will it sustainably yield?
In general I just don't get how a few thousand tons of concrete and steel negatively affects what is essentially a pile of volcanic rubble weighing centillions of tons. I know, it's the "spirit" of the mountain. Just don't bother to reference the size, mass, or number of observatories then as their physical measurements are insignificant compared to those of the mountain.
Will there be resistance to the development and exploitation of this new aquifer? Seems like very little is known about it. Yes it gets the drill bit wet, but how much will it sustainably yield?
In general I just don't get how a few thousand tons of concrete and steel negatively affects what is essentially a pile of volcanic rubble weighing centillions of tons. I know, it's the "spirit" of the mountain. Just don't bother to reference the size, mass, or number of observatories then as their physical measurements are insignificant compared to those of the mountain.