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EPA is Getting Serious About Hawaii's Cesspool Problem

"Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced an agreement with the U.S. Army to close four illegal large capacity cesspools on Oahu and eight on the Big Island. The Army will pay a $100,000 fine, the first time EPA has imposed a civil penalty against a federal government facility for operating banned cesspools." - excerpt from EPA press release. New cesspools are banned in Hawaii.

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