System Malfunction Triggers Wastewater Spill Along Hawaii Island Shoreline

System malfunction triggers wastewater spill along Hawaii Island shoreline

Up to 98,300 gallons of fully treated, insufficiently disinfected wastewater was discharged at the shoreline near the Papaikou Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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Wastewater Spill Closes Pāpaʻikou Shoreline

PĀPAʻIKOU, Hawaiʻi - A malfunction has resulted in the discharge of fully treated, but insufficiently disinfected, wastewater at the Pāpa'ikou Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Wastewater Spill at Pāpaʻikou Treatment Plant Leads to Shoreline Closure

Wastewater Spill at Pāpaʻikou Treatment Plant Leads to Shoreline Closure   The County of Hawaiʻi Department of Environmental Management reports that a malfunction of the disinfection system has resulted in the discharge of fully treated, insufficiently disinfected, wastewater at the Pāpa’ikou Wastewater Treatment Plant via the facility’s existing outfall, which is located at the shoreline. The system malfunctioned at an undetermined time betwee…