Grease clog causes Maui sewage spill
Advertiser Staff
WAILUKU, Maui — About 2,500 gallons of wastewater flowed from
manholes on Na Wai Eha Street in Wailuku yesterday, according to the county
Department of Environmental Management.
The overflow, caused by grease in a mainline, was discovered at 5 p.m. and
was stopped within two hours.
Wastewater flowed from sewer, along the roadway, and into a storm drain,
eventually reaching a retention basin that does not connect to the ocean,
the department said. The mainline was flushed, the Department of Health was
notified, and warning signs were posted along the retention basin.