West Oahu Sewage Spill Empties Ko Olina Best Hotel Beaches
By Star-Advertiser staff
The city
Department of Environmental Services said more than 1,000 gallons of raw and
untreated wastewater was discharged during a nearly three-hour period Thursday
night into Paradise Cove at Ko Olina resort because of a 16-inch main break.
Warning signs were
posted between Paradise Cove to Honu Lagoon.
The public is
advised to remain out of these waters until warning signs have been removed and
repairs have been completed.
Health officials
are sampling the water in the area this morning.
Lagoons 1 and 2 of
the resort are closed but two other lagoons remain open and accessible to hotel
guests and the general public, said Ko Olina spokeswoman Sweetie Nelson.
The break was
reported at 9:10 p.m. at the City’s West Beach No. 1 Wastewater Pump Station at
2750 Aliinui Dr. It was stopped two hours later. The main feeds the storm drain
that empties near the Ko Olina Resort.
Because of the
repairs being done there, exit out of the lagoon is being diverted to its “back
gate” on Koio Road until further notice, Nelson said. Entry into Ko Olina from
its main gate on Aliinui Drive is being allowed through one of two lanes, she
said.
