Updated at 4:42 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2007
Friday morning sewage spill closes street in Kahului
Advertiser Staff
The County of Maui's Department of Public Works and Environmental Management reported that a wastewater overflow of unknown quantity occurred Friday morning in Kahului.The spill, which was caused by a broken force main, was reported at 10:55 a.m. and was stopped by 11:45 a.m.
Alamaha Street, from the intersections of Wakea Avenue to Kamehameha Avenue, was temporarily closed to allow for repair work by county personnel.
The overflow poured out of a crack in the Maui Mall parking lot, near the intersection of Alamaha Street and Kamehameha Avenue in Kahului.
Wastewater entered a storm drain. Bacteriological analyses determined the wastewater did not reach the ocean, county officials said.
Standing water was removed and the area affected by the spill was disinfected,
