Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Wastewater discharged into lagoon
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 16, 2013
~~<p>The state Health Department posted signs Friday morning warning swimmers, fishermen and canoe paddlers to stay out of Keehi Lagoon near the Nim­itz Highway viaduct because of a wastewater discharge.</p>
<p>A call came at about noon Wednesday from a state security guard who noticed toilet tissue and the odor of sewage in the vicinity of the viaduct near Kakoi Street, said Markus Owens, spokes­man for the city Department of Environmental Services. At 8:52 a.m. Friday the crew confirmed a crack in the 42-inch gravity main, Owens said.</p>
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The state Health Department posted signs Friday morning warning swimmers, fishermen and canoe paddlers to stay out of Keehi Lagoon near the Nimitz Highway viaduct because of a wastewater discharge.
A call came at about noon Wednesday from a state security guard who noticed toilet tissue and the odor of sewage in the vicinity of the viaduct near Kakoi Street, said Markus Owens, spokesman for the city Department of Environmental Services. At 8:52 a.m. Friday the crew confirmed a crack in the 42-inch gravity main, Owens said. Login for more...
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