FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                       May 30, 2007

KAILUA WASTEWATER WORK SCHEDULED TOMORROW

            A City contractor will be connecting a newly installed pipe near the Kukanono Wastewater Pump Station located at 705 Manu Oo Street tomorrow (Thursday, May 31, 2007).

            The work involves connection of the new force main (a pressurized pipe that conveys sewage) to the pump station and existing pipes.  Work is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., when wastewater flow is low.  Tanker trucks will be standing by as a precaution to handle any increase in wastewater flow that might occur before the connection work is completed.  

            “We regret the inconvenience to the residents, but the work is absolutely necessary,” said Eric Takamura, the City’s Environmental Services director. “We thank the residents for their understanding.”

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Ken Kawahara, 692-5372
Mark Matsunaga, 527-5767