Wastewater discharge prompts Halawa Stream closure
The state Department of Health is warning the public to stay out of Halawa Stream due to the discharge of wastewater washed from pens at Oahu’s animal quarantine station.
According to preliminary findings, a failed well pump is to blame for the discharge into the stream. A Health Department official said an overflow of wastewater containing animal fecal matter washed from pens at the quarantine station.
The discharge has been stopped, officials said. Water samples were collected today, and warning signs posted along the stream, running through Salt Lake and Foster Village neighborhoods. The public is advised to stay out of the stream’s waters until the signs are removed.
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Ige get your act together and act like someone who knows what is going on with the different state agencies.
I’m just as frustrated as are most. The truth is unless you get a new broom and start sweeping nothing is going to change.
Ige has got to run the State like a Business. Make sense or you’re fired. Sound familiar?
According to 6 PM news spill might have been going on for cpl weeks. Can you imagine how much spill went into the stream. Somebody dropped the ball here.