Wastewater spill

[Malapuaao]

Wastewater spills at Hawaii County treatment plant

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HILO, Hawaii -- Hawaii County wastewater officials say a malfunctioning pump led to the discharge of 7,600 gallons of wastewater into the ocean.

The accident occurred Tuesday at the Papaikou Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The Hawaii Tribune-Herald (http://bit.ly/16prEvH) reports shoreline near the plant's outfall was closed as a precaution.

Wastewater Division head Dora Beck says wastewater is chlorinated and therefore disinfected and not harmful to the public. Ocean waters were not tested.

Beck says signs were posted and the shoreline closed as a precaution and to meet federal discharge requirements.

The shoreline was reopened Wednesday.

Information from: Hawaii Tribune-Herald, http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/15/35...rylink=cpy

aloha

[csgray]

The words "sewage" and "waste water" are not synonymous. Sewage is untreated human fecal matter mixed with other byproducts of modern living. Waste water is is the liquid byproduct of the sewage treatment process, and while I am not happy about heavily chlorinated water going into Hilo Bay it is not "sewage" as the post title states.

I wish people would be a little more careful about the words they use; I realize titling the post massive waste water spill in Hilo Bay might not be as sensational, it is more accurate.

Carol

[Bullwinkle]

more dilution being the solution ...... magically all our waste goes down the sewer to where? - grin

yeah I know its treated ...... if isnt good enough to go back into the drinking supply - its still dilution.

a hundred miles out from any major city one can see the junk in the oceans.... sewage just a tiny bit of the total ....

[rainyjim]

Composting is the past, present, future reality of clean sustainable waste processing. Get with it!

[Midnight Rambler]

Also, 7,600 gallons is the size of a small catchment tank. It's not nothing (especially if you're right next to it!), but it's also not really "massive".

[EightFingers]

Three years ago I threw up in the ocean Kona side (McDonald's bacon, egg and cheese muffin didn't ride well with me that day).
Sadly, no headlines.

[oink]

If there'ed been a vid cam it would've made youtube.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.