Viewpoint: Agreement would improve how wastewater is managed July 20, 2011 The Maui News In the next few days, the Maui County’s elected officials will consider signing an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that would significantly improve how local wastewater is managed, and substantially increase the supply of recycled wastewater available for reuse. […]
Cleaning up water is less expensive than a lawsuit
From Letters to the Editor The Maui News July 19, 2011by Karen Chun The County Council supports phasing out sewage injection wells, as does the mayor. But the Environmental Management Department seems to be on a different page, denying that a problem even exists. The department needs to take the impending injection well lawsuit seriously. […]
West Maui Preservation Assoc weighs in on Injection Wells
Reproduced from the SaveWestMaui.org website. The West Maui Preservation Association has been studying water quality problems associated with the Lahaina Wastewater Treatment Facility since its incorporation. It has conducted water quality sampling including pathogen sampling. It has sought remediation at the federal, state and county levels. Below are informational links related to the issue of […]
Earth Justice to Sue over Injection Wells
Today, Maui community groups, represented by Earthjustice, sent Maui County a formal notice of their intent to sue the County for its ongoing violations of the Clean Water Act at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility into the nearshore waters of West Maui. The groups include Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund, West Maui Preservation Association, Surfrider Foundation’s Maui […]
Another Scheme for Pumped Storage
The same California engineer who came up with what the Energy Coordinator for Maui County described as “the single worst idea we have seen in a long time” has now come up with another hydro scheme under yet another business name. Bart O’Keeffe is now proposing a pumped storage generation plant using reclaimed Lahaina Wastewater. […]
Maui County Council Trying to Wriggle Out of EPA Compliance
The EPA has informed the county Department of Environmental Management that it considers the Lahaina plant in violation of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Unless the County Council approves the estimated $4 million to clean up the water to R1, the County faces EPA fines and sanctions. The Maui County Council declined to approve the […]