Thousands of gallons of sewage enters stream in East Honolulu Some 5,000 gallons of sewage overflowed in East Honolulu. (Source: Department of Environmental Services) By HNN Staff | March 11, 2021 at 6:05 PM HST - Updated March 11 at 6:05 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Heavy rains caused roughly 5,000 gallons of untreated wastewater to overflow in East Honolulu Wednesday night.
The sewage overflow was caused by a pump station error at a manhole on Kalanianaole Highway.
The Department of Environmental Services recovered 500 gallons of sewage, but the remaining 4,500 gallons entered a nearby stream.
ENV responded to the sanitary sewer overflow at around 8:15 p.m. and stopped the overflow at 8:50 p.m.
Nearly 5,000 gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed in East Honolulu
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