EPA Completes Nighttime Inspections Of Sewer Lines In Lahaina
The operation involved debris clearing as well as use of a robotic camera to assess the lines.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed nighttime operations of thousands of feet of sewer line in Lahaina that was affected by the Aug. 8 wildfire, according to a news release Monday.
The federal agency says it cleared and inspected the sewers on Honoapiilani Highway and Keawe Street, between Leialii Parkway and Keawe Street. Inspections also took place in burned areas along Honoapiilani Highway and up Lahainaluna Road.
The work involved having contractors clear rocks and sediment as well as rags, oil and grease from the lines, the EPA said.
Road closures were needed as contractors cleaned and inspected over 17,248 feet of sewer line. After clearing, workers lowered a robotic camera into the lines to check out the conditions, with footage then shared with Maui County for review.
The EPA says it has cleared and inspected a total of 86,830 feet of sewer line to date. Now that nighttimes inspections and cleanup has ended, work during daylight hours will resume.
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