Comments on Kahului Wastewater Treatment Plant Shoreline Hardening

Sierra Club Maui Group PO Box 791180, Paia, HI 96779 To: Hawaii State Board of Land and Natural Resources Kalanimoku Building, 1151 Punchbowl Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Re: Agenda Item K. CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS: (CDUA) MA-3688 Conservation District Use Application (CDUA) MA-3688 for the Wailuku-Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility’s Shoreline Protection Extension by the County of Maui -Department of Environmental Management Located at 281 Amala Place, Kahului, Maui, Portion of Tax Map Key: (2) 3-8-001:188 … Read more

Scientific Study Proves Maui County Wastewater Discharges Endanger Nearshore Water Quality

County’s sewage injections traced to West Maui coastal waters

Lahaina, HI — Scientists from the University of Hawai‘i have released a final study vindicating the concerns of Maui citizen groups that sued Maui County last year under the federal Clean water Act and state water quality laws for illegally discharging wastewater into the ocean from its Lahaina treatment facility’s injection wells.

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