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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />William A. Kucharski <br />Harry Kim <br /> <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Diane A. Noda <br />Wilfred M. Okabe <br />Deputy Director <br />Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT <br />345 Kekūanāoʻa Street, Suite 41 • Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> (808) 961-8083 · Fax (808) 961-8086 <br />Email: cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> <br /> <br />February 6, 2019 <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />Contact: Amelia Kajiyama (961-8587) <br /> Toni Nakatani (961-8512) <br /> <br /> <br />Department Of Environmental Management, Wastewater Division, to Conduct <br />Sewer “Smoke Test” February 19 - 22, 2019, in Mai Way Area in Pāpaʽikou <br /> <br /> <br />Department of Environmental Management work crews will be on Maluna Place, Mai <br />Way, Road D and Road H in Pāpaʽikou on February 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2019, between <br />8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., weather permitting. <br /> <br />The crews will be doing a “Smoke Test” survey, to assist inspectors to identify <br />connections where rain water (inflow) and groundwater (infiltration) may enter the <br />sanitary sewer system. <br /> <br />Please note that the smoke used in testing which will be seen coming from the vent <br />stacks on houses, sewer manholes, or holes in the ground is non-toxic, non-staining, <br />has no odor, is white to gray in color, and poses no fire hazard. <br /> <br />The smoke should not enter homes or businesses unless there are defects in the <br />plumbing system. We advise home owners to pour a gallon of water into each floor <br />drain prior to our testing. <br /> <br />Traffic delays within the Mai Way area may occur. <br /> <br />For further information, please call Amelia Kajiyama at 961-8587, or Toni Nakatani at <br />961-8512. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />