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Water catchment systems need to be properly maintained

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COURTESY TIM POPE / AMERICAN RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION

A poorly maintained catchment tank on Hawaii island. “There is nothing wrong with drinking rainwater,” said Tim Pope of the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. “Rainwater that’s been treated properly is very high quality. It’s better than anything you are going to get out of anybody’s municipal water system. But if it is not treated at all, it’s not. It’s like drinking out of a puddle.”

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COURTESY TIM POPE / AMERICAN RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS ASSOCIATION

Semi-slugs crawl on a water catchment tank on Hawaii island.

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COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

The rat lungworm parasite is responsible for 15 confirmed cases this year. There have been 73 cases tied to the Puna district on Hawaii island in the past decade.