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Wastewater discharged off Papaikou shoreline
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by Big Island Video News
on Aug 15, 2013 at 2:04 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

PAPAIKOU, Hawaii – 7,600 gallons of wastewater was discharged into the ocean from the Papaikou Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday afternoon between the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 4:20 p.m. The discharge was the result of a failure of the chlorination/dechlorination system. Hawaii County officials say the wastewater didn’t present any harm to the public […]

The view from Papaikou Mill beach

The view from Papaikou Mill beach

PAPAIKOU, Hawaii – 7,600 gallons of wastewater was discharged into the ocean from the Papaikou Wastewater Treatment Plant on Tuesday afternoon between the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 4:20 p.m.

The discharge was the result of a failure of the chlorination/dechlorination system. Hawaii County officials say the wastewater didn’t present any harm to the public because it was chlorinated and thus disinfected. However, since the effluent bypassed the dechlorination process prior to discharge to the ocean, the need for a report to the Department of Health was triggered.

Warning signs were posted along shoreline as required for spills to surface waters and areas that could be accessible to the public.

Map issued with the DEM Press Release

Map issued with the DEM Press Release

The area of the closure is mostly inaccessible, but it is just a few hundred yards to the north of the popular Papaikou Mill beach.

The shoreline was re-opened on Wednesday.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Department of Environmental Management, Papaikou Mill

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