City faces stiff fine, penalties for massive Ala Moana sewage spill | KHON2

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Accessed on 06 August 2016, 19:45 hrs, UTC.

Reporter:  Gina Mangieri.

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KHON 2 investigative reporter Gina Mangieri says the city of Honolulu will face fines of up to $25,000 per day per incident and other penalties for a massive sewage spill at the Ala Moana pump that flooded streams and streets with raw sewage nearly a year ago.

According to documents found by KHON 2 News, the Ala Moana pump was unattended, and “a predawn overflow alarm at a different facility didn’t lead to the proper personnel alert.”

Honolulu City Council members called the incident a failure of oversight and personnel management.  Corrective actions are underway to see that such events don’t occur in the future.

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