HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR070919DPWTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: July 9, 2019
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
LYLE TABATA, DEPUTY COUNTY ENGINEER
Tel (808) 241-4992
Fax (808) 241-6604
Sewage spill reported in Lihu`e;
no discharge into ocean, other bodies of water
LTHU`E — County officials on Tuesday morning discovered partially -treated sewage
sludge that overflowed overnight from the LThu`e Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to the
drainage channel next to the facility.
The sludge did not discharge into the ocean or other bodies of water.
The spill is a result of a pump not shutting off and overfilling a tank which overflowed.
Officials estimate that approximately 90,000 gallons of sludge overflowed from the LThu`e
WWTP over a 10-hour period. The spill was contained at approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday.
The spill was contained within the drainage channel which runs through the neighboring
golf course. Golf course management officials have been notified and signs have been posted
to notify golfers to stay out of the drainage channel.
Wastewater Management Division personnel are onsite cleaning up the spill. Cleanup
efforts include using pumping equipment to remove sludge from the affected area followed by
disinfection of the affected area with chlorine.
State Department of Health officials have been notified about the spill.