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DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Area resident Perry Tanaka took a look at the cloudy water flowing into the Ala Wai Canal from a storm drain between the Kalakaua and McCully bridges Wednesday. Runoff from a water main break in McCully picked up sediment along its way, creating the grayish surge.
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Water main break discolors Ala Wai flow
About a dozen homes near Lime Street in McCully lost water service Wednesday after a break in an 8-inch water main, a Board of Water Supply spokesman said.
The leaking water picked up sediment as it washed into a storm drain leading to the Ala Wai Canal. A milky gray flow could be seen in the canal although filters kept debris from the storm drain.
A crew, which arrived at 3:26 p.m., was expected to have the leak repaired and service restored by midnight Wednesday, said spokesman Kurt Tsue. A water wagon was set up in the area.
The fire department sent in a hazardous materials team that determined the gray water in the canal came from the main break.
Tsue said an underground leak in an adjacent water main Oct. 4 sent a flow into the Ala Wai through the same drain, causing a similar discoloration.