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Hawai‘i County Council to discuss release of additional funds to start rehab of Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant

Upgrades to the plant, which became operational in 1996, are part of an agreement the county entered into with the U.S. Environmental Protective Agency in April to address pollution discharge that was not meeting standards of the federal Clean Water Act.

Hawaiʻi County ‘behind the 8-ball’ to meet required conversion of 48,000 cesspools

Hawai’i County’s director of the Department of Environmental Management told Hawaiʻi County Council members that “we haven’t even started” the state-mandated conversion of 48,596 cesspools.

Mayor-Elect Announces 3 More Cabinet Appointees

All three of Mayor-elect Rothʻs appointments will face confirmation by the County Council.