Updated at 11:53 a.m., Monday, February 5, 2007
Crews to smoke-test Kane'ohe sewer lines near mall
Advertiser Staff
Watch for smoke but no fire in Kane'ohe this week and next as crews from the city Environmental Services Department smoke-test sewer lines in residential areas near Windward Mall.Crews said they will work beginning tomorrow through Friday and Feb. 13 to 16.
The area that will be smoke-tested is on the Kahuku side of Ha'iku Road and bordered by Kahekili Highway and Kamehameha Highway.
The tests are part of the city's effort to keep rainwater out of the sewer system to help prevent the rain from overflowing the sewer system and causing spills.
Crews will blow smoke into sewer lines and record where smoke comes out. The smoke used is nontoxic, harmless and odorless. It is not a fire hazard and does not pose a health hazard to people or pets.
The test locates broken pipes, illegal connections, open cleanouts or sewer pipe openings and other paths for runoff to get into the sewer system.
