STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES / 2015 A partially exposed cinder-block cesspool pit with a cover on an eroding shoreline in Punaluu. Hawaii has 83, 000 cesspools, more than any other ...

Amy Miller and Liz Borowiec of the EPA Region 9 Office spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the agency’s role in converting ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Multiple state agencies estimate there are over 80,000 cesspools statewide and experts believe it contributes to about 52 million gallons of raw sewage into the environment every ...

A cesspool virtual Zoom town hall meeting has been announced Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., according to Council Chair Alice Lee. “Many cesspools in Central Maui are classified as high ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- When you flush the toilet, you may not think about where your waste goes, as most of the time it ends up at county wastewater plants - where it is treated. But for 83,000 homes ...

The death of an elderly woman who fell through a collapsed cesspool Monday has many Long Islanders concerned about hidden cesspool dangers. Ruth Cotgreave, 76, was found by her niece in a 6- to 8-foot ...

An illegal cesspool at a Long Island funeral home highlights the ongoing risk posed by the sewage systems that have contributed to a spike in water pollution in the region. EPA documents posted last ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the owner and operator of a Hawaii island storage facility $130,000 for operating an illegal cesspool. The EPA has also ordered Kaloko Storage 18 LLC ...

A partially exposed cinder-block cesspool pit with a cover on an eroding shoreline in Punaluu. Hawaii has 83,000 cesspools, more than any other state. But cesspool conversion costs can reach tens of ...