Wastewater spill reported following failure of Coco Palms sewer pump station

A failure of a critical pump controller at the Wailua Coco Palms sewer pump station on Tuesday resulted in a wastewater spill of about 6,000 gallons.

The spill occurred between 3:30 and 4 p.m. The contaminated spill area was confined within a fenced-off construction yard, adjacent and south of the pump station.

The spill did not reach state waters. The ponded material was immediately pumped down and the area was disinfected.

Kaua‘i County’s Wastewater Management Division is working on improvements to the electrical system to prevent incidents in the future.

Anyone with questions may contact Donald Fujimoto with the Wastewater Management Division at 808-241-4083 or via email at dfujimoto@kauai.gov.