Clogged pipe causes Honokai Hale sewage spill
Advertiser Staff
A clog in a pipe resulted in a spill of about 2,000 gallons of sewage in Honokai Hale Wednesday evening, the city reported.
Grease and rags backed up an 8-inch vitrified clay pipe and out a manhole fronting 92-731 Paakai St.
An estimated 2,000 gallons reached a dry canal where it dissipated, not reaching a body of water. The city Department of Environmental Services notified the state Department of Health. Warning signs were posted and water samples taken.
Crews from the city's Department of Environmental Services responded to a sanitary sewer overflow Wednesday evening in Honokai Hale.
City crews received a call at 6:25 p.m., arrived on the scene at 7:35 p.m. and secured the site at 10:00 p.m.