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Wastewater Leak At Marine Base
“All affected MCBH residential areas have been cleaned and sanitized by MCBH facilities personnel.”
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Marine Corps Base Ha- wai‘i’s sewer system expe- rienced a pipe blockage on Dec. 3 that restricted the proper movement of waste- water through the system.
without ever leaving
As a result, wastewater began to overflow through manhole covers and into MCBH residential housing lawns and the installation’s storm water drainage sys- tem.
before the blockage could be eliminated.
and remediation actions are taken to protect the health of service members, MCBH residents and our neighbors in the surrounding commu- nity,” base officials state.
This storm water drainage system is designed to man- age large amounts of natural water flow, which can occur as a result of heavy rainfall, and is not part of the sewer system.
The wastewater that en- tered the storm drainage system did enter a retaining pond aboard the installation.
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According to base offi- cials, MCBH facilities per- sonnel successfully elimi- nated the blockage, allowing the system to function cor- rectly and ended the waste- water overflow.
“All affected MCBH res- idential areas have been cleaned and sanitized by MCBH facilities personnel,” they add.
MCBH Environmental Compliance and Protection personnel estimate that more than 1,000 gallons of waste- water left the sewer system
“MCBH will continue to coordinate with the Hawai‘i Department of Health to en- sure all necessary mitigation
Base officials state that there is no indication that wastewater has moved into Kailua or Kāne‘ohe Bay, or that this occurrence will af- fect human health on or off the installation.
For more information on the base, visit mcbhawaii. marines.mil.
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