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Updated at 5:13 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 2009

Grease clog causes Maui sewage spill

Advertiser Staff

WAILUKU, Maui — About 2,500 gallons of wastewater flowed from

manholes on Na Wai Eha Street in Wailuku yesterday, according to the county

Department of Environmental Management.

The overflow, caused by grease in a mainline, was discovered at 5 p.m. and

was stopped within two hours.

Wastewater flowed from sewer, along the roadway, and into a storm drain,

eventually reaching a retention basin that does not connect to the ocean,

the department said. The mainline was flushed, the Department of Health was

notified, and warning signs were posted along the retention basin.