Flavor of Maui

Annual Water Quality Monitoring Results reported to consumers around Maui County in July show all water systems are in compliance with state and federal standards, Department of Water Supply officials said Thursday. The reports sent to consumers last month indicate some contamination by agricultural chemicals in two systems, and contamination by a number of naturally occurring substances - barium, chromium and nitrates. But testing of water at sources and in the distribution systems found none of the chemicals exceeded or even approached the allowable maximum contaminant levels established by the Environmental Protection Agency or the state Department of Health.