Hawaii
Heavy rains cause 100,000 gallons of wastewater to spill at Kauai treatment plant
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The state Division of Well being mentioned heavy rains earlier this week triggered hundreds of gallons of wastewater to spill on the Poipu Water Reclamation Plant.
DOH mentioned the 100,000-gallon spill “was contained onsite and had no influence to the general public.”
Officers added that the discharged water was handled to secondary water high quality, nevertheless it didn’t undergo last filtration and UV remedy because of the “irregular inrush of rainwater.”
The climate report indicated that over 2 inches of rain fell from Monday by way of Tuesday, which triggered the power’s flows to double, the Well being Division mentioned.
Whereas the spill is primarily attributed to the constant and heavy rain that drenched the Backyard Isle, DOH mentioned it’s investigating different potential causes.
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