State says hotel illegally pumped storm water into ocean for more than a decade

DRAINING STORM WATER INTO THE
OCEAN.
WE FIRST TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT
THAT THE MOANA
FEATURE ON OUR WEBSITE... AND
ASKED US
SO BRIGETTE NAMATA DUG DEEPER.
BRIGETTE?
JOE, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH
JUST A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR
THE
the ocean"
The health department launched
an investigation into
the Moana Surfrider when it
found out it was illegally
odor. Truly indication of the
water stagnating. Our guys tell
me
if you wouldn't wanna swim in
it, you shouldn't be putting it
into the ocean."
Though he was surprised to learn
the hotel was doing this
to decide whether it
needs to meet with hotels about
seepage pits.
"Brigette: Do all of the hotels
have seepage pits? Stuart:
seepage pits directly. It's a
warning please, learn from
this. If you do have a seepage
pit, don't pump it into the
Foundation, an environmental
group that is raising awareness
of the dangers of
storm water.
storm water is also bringing
that through, as well."
"Rafael: Ideally in the future
we'd like to work with
somebody like the hotel to say
...ok, how can we better
Surfrider says "We are
continuing with work with the
Department of Health and will
cooperate with them to do what
is right."
THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL
MOANA
SURFRIDER A "WARNING" NOT TO DO
THIS AGAIN.
OF "INDIVIDUAL WASTEWATER
SYSTEMS" --
CESSPOOLS..SEEPAGE PITS..AND
SEPTIC TANKS.
THESE SYSTEMS SERVE ABOUT
38-PERCENT OF
PLANT.
SIGNED OFF ON NEW RULES THAT BAN
THE

State says hotel illegally pumped storm water into ocean for more than a decade

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