kcerizo@mauinews.com An injection well at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Treatment Facility pumps treated water from the sewage system into the ground in September 2019. Maui County is proposing upgrades to the West Maui Recycled Water System that it says will reduce the use of the controversial injection wells. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Saying it will minimize the use of controversial injection wells at the Lahaina Wastewater Reclamation Facility, the County of Maui is proposing $26 million in upgrades to the recycled water system. The West Maui Recycled Water Expansion Project calls for renovating the existing Honokowai Reservoir; replacing an aging 20-inch recycled waterline with a 24-inch pipe; and constructing a new reuse pump station and recycled water storage basin at the Lahaina facility.