Call police on water thieves, city and state officials urge

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 14, 2012

~~Question: On Friday, July 27, between 3 and 3:30 p.m. on the bridge at Woodlawn Drive in Manoa, a large tanker truck with a powerful siphon was seen taking water out of Manoa Stream. The truck had no markings, which is why it was noticed. It was a flatbed truck with a large heavy-duty plastic tub and a pump like those used to empty swimming pools. Who was doing this? Is it allowed or legal? If not, should it have been reported to authorities?
Answer: Neither state nor city officials we contacted knew who was taking the water or why.
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Question: On Friday, July 27, between 3 and 3:30 p.m. on the bridge at Woodlawn Drive in Manoa, a large tanker truck with a powerful siphon was seen taking water out of Manoa Stream. The truck had no markings, which is why it was noticed. It was a flatbed truck with a large heavy-duty plastic tub and a pump like those used to empty swimming pools. Who was doing this? Is it allowed or legal? If not, should it have been reported to authorities?

Answer: Neither state nor city officials we contacted knew who was taking the water or why. Login for more...