PGV Smelly this AM.

[Opihikaobob]

Seems that.they are venting today judging from the smell in lower Opihikao , which was less smelly than upper Opihikao .
Anyone else smell this ?

[rainyjim]

How do you know what you are smelling is coming from PGV? Are you just assuming it?

[leilanidude]

And Opihikao is how many miles away from the plant where the people who live nearby, smell nothing?

[Opihikaobob]

I'd guess about 5 miles as the crow flies, Maybe injetction of fluids has forced it out in the Mackenzie area, which in the past has been very smelly.
Anyway it was a minor event, and just saying.

[Guest]

Opihikaobob, have you also been seeing any dying trees around your place? Lower Puna has been losing hundreds if not thousands of beautiful Ohia for the better part of a decade now. Other folks within the community have noticed other trees not doing so well, or dying as well of late. Mentioning probable causes around ground zero like OUR Ormat Geothermal electrical plant, only seems to be ignored.

Here is a link you may enjoy reading Bob. http://thesheetnews.com/2014/08/21/ormat...-workshop/

[pahoated]

Winds coming from S-SW, sending volcano SO2 gigantic gas clouds into Puna. A storm went by, hello? That always changes the prevailing winds for a few days. If you smell something, go to the HVO SO2 site and it will be from the volcanoes blowing that way or the wind has died completely and the heavier SO2 settles into lower lying places without ocean breeze.

The emissions from the volcanoes are many times bigger than pressure releases at PGV. It's interesting how a few parts per billion SO2 around PGV results in the deaths of all who are within 10 miles of it, including vegetation but volcanoes spewing thousands of tons of SO2 into the atmosphere aren't even noticeable. Punatic crazy perceptions.

"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"

[Jeremy Lutes]

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It's interesting how a few parts per billion SO2 around PGV results in the deaths of all who are within 10 miles of it, including vegetation but volcanoes spewing thousands of tons of SO2 into the atmosphere aren't even noticeable.

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SO2 != H2S

Crazy armchair chemists.

[Guest]

Hawaii has been spewing volcanic gasses for as long as they have been forming. The Ohia trees have thrived around these parts of Puna for centuries, even lived through major eruptions near by. Ground Zero for this outbreak of dead Ohia is centered around the Puna geothermal power plant, and not down wind of Puu'o or the summit. Geothermal pumping could change the temperatures of our ground water a few degrees, which could effect the most sensitive trees first?,jmo.

Jmo, belief, theory, and two cents here.
Puna Geothermal was having problems for some time with their biggest long term producing well, losing production or steamfrom thousands of feet below. This was acknowledged by Mike k. The plant manager, part of his reasoning to drill another well immediately at the beginning of this year. That continued loss of production may have been making its way up to the surface through the porous crack and lava tube system dispersing around the geothermal plant?

Does Puna check the under ground water aquifers for possible temperature changes? Especially since geothermal uses thousands if not millions of gallons of this resource to help produce some of the hottest steam for electricity in the world? Is their any past water sampling data to compare with, maybe from past environmental or health studies done in this geothermal power plants area?

[Opihikaobob]

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Originally posted by gypsy69

Opihikaobob, have you also been seeing any dying trees around your place? Lower Puna has been losing hundreds if not thousands of beautiful Ohia for the better part of a decade now. Other folks within the community have noticed other trees not doing so well, or dying as well of late. Mentioning probable causes around ground zero like OUR Ormat Geothermal electrical plant, only seems to be ignored.

Here is a link you may enjoy reading Bob. http://thesheetnews.com/2014/08/21/ormat...-workshop/

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Unfortunately yes, and I live on property witch hasn't!t had a lava flow over it for over 500 years. Some of my Ohia are 3 ft, in diameter ,and yes they are dying
Thanks for the link which I will get to at some point.

[Guest]

Opihikaobob, here is another one you may enjoy when you get the chance to read it. http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n495/a03.html

This Ohia fungus or wilt here in lower puna remains a mystery to how it got started.