with about 50,000 cesspools. “A program that would allow us to help lower income families do their conversion or connect to wastewater systems is really the opportunity we are seeking,” she said.

This nature-based system could help with managing and reusing excess treated wastewater leaching into the ground and ocean from cesspools and injection wells in Maui County. RIDGE TO REEFS photos ...

The aerobic treatment units are currently “not functioning as designed” and are serving more as settling and holding tanks for wastewater before it is disposed of in cesspools, according to ...

Hawaii typically evokes visions of sandy beaches caressed by, for the most part, clean and clear Pacific waters. But in some areas, particularly those far from population-dense cities and suburbs, ...

Water quality in the Pecos River has been a top concern of many residents as they wait to see whether a two-year hiatus on new mining claims in the Upper Pecos watershed announced in the waning days ...

The state-of-the-art facility will treat wastewater from nearly 2,000 homes ... as well as the proliferation of cesspools over the years. "So putting in this sewage treatment plant is going ...

Oahu has an estimated 7,500 cesspools — typically ... that could release approximately 4.5 million gallons of untreated wastewater daily. That cesspool waste, according to Council staff ...

It is no secret that our beloved islands face a substantial wastewater problem, particularly with cesspools slowly leaching nutrients into the groundwater and nearshore waters. Denitrification ...