Injection Wells: Maui to Settle with EPA

According to the Maui News, the Maui County Council unanimously approved a settlement with the EPA over the Lahaina wastewater injection wells.  This could  end of a longstanding dispute…

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EPA Wants Injection Well Water Cleaned Up

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…

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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…

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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…

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NRDC: Beach Water Quality Report

Approximately 17% of National Beach Advisories/Closings Occur in Hawaii HONOLULU, HAWAII–  Pollution from stormwater runoff and sewage overflows continue to plague America’s beaches, contributing to 4,215 closing and advisory days in…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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County Agrees to Disinfect Lahaina Injection Wastewater

The county is considering a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency over allegations that the county violated the Safe Drinking Water Act and the…

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Elle Cochran Proposes Water Reuse Funds

Elle Cochran has proposed funding for water reuse development in Central Maui, with additional funding to extend the R-1 line in West Maui.  See Elle Cochran’s Budget proposal…

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