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• EPA fine leads to Hawaii DLNR acting on illegal cesspools

  Largest land manager in Hawaii will evaluate its 1.3 million acres of property

  EPA News Release: EPA fine leads to Hawaii DLNR acting on illegal cesspools

  • Release Date: August 8, 2022

• EPA Requires Closure of Kauai Cesspool, Protects Groundwater Resources

  Koloa Self Storage illegally operated Large Capacity Cesspool beyond the 2005 deadline

  EPA News Release: EPA Requires Closure of Kauai Cesspool, Protects Groundwater Resources

  • Release Date: June 8, 2022

• EPA Announces over $1.7 million to Pacific Islands, Hawaii and California to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces over $1.7 million to Pacific Islands, Hawaii and California to Support Water Quality Monitoring for Safe Beach Recreation

  • Release Date: May 26, 2022

• EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  Online games provide teachers and students with environmental learning resources

  EPA News Release: EPA Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Recycle City Educational Initiative

  • Release Date: April 21, 2022

• Statement from EPA Administrator Regan on the Department of Defense’s Announcement to Defuel and Close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

  EPA News Release: Statement from EPA Administrator Regan on the Department of Defense’s Announcement to Defuel and Close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

  • Release Date: March 7, 2022

• Statement by Regional Administrator Martha Guzman on the Drinking Water Emergency at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and the Plan for EPA Inspections 

  EPA News Release: Statement by Regional Administrator Martha Guzman on the Drinking Water Emergency at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and the Plan for EPA Inspections 

  • Release Date: February 4, 2022

• County of Hawaii Fined for Violating U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Order

  EPA News Release: County of Hawaii Fined for Violating U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Order

  • Release Date: November 10, 2021

• EPA requires seven Kauai cesspools to be closed to protect groundwater, fines Hawai‘i DLNR again

  Four prior EPA enforcement actions against Hawai‘i DLNR have closed 74 cesspools, collected $407,400 in fines

  EPA News Release: EPA requires seven Kauai cesspools to be closed to protect groundwater, fines Hawai‘i DLNR again

  • Release Date: March 4, 2021

• U.S. EPA settles with Keehi Marine Center over stormwater pollution violations

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA settles with Keehi Marine Center over stormwater pollution violations

  • Release Date: January 27, 2021

• EPA orders the closure of cesspool in Kauai to protect water resources

  EPA News Release: EPA orders the closure of cesspool in Kauai to protect water resources

  • Release Date: December 16, 2020

• EPA Awards $23.3 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Hawaii

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $23.3 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in Hawaii

  • Release Date: October 26, 2020

• EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards $346.8 Million for Infrastructure to Protect Surface Waters and Drinking Water in the Pacific Southwest Region

  • Release Date: October 26, 2020

• U.S. EPA Terminates Order with City and County of Honolulu with successful implementation of Stream Maintenance Program

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Terminates Order with City and County of Honolulu with successful implementation of Stream Maintenance Program

  • Release Date: September 24, 2020

• U.S. EPA Awards Hawaii $222,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Awards Hawaii $222,000 in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  • Release Date: September 16, 2020

• U.S. EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Pacific Southwest

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Continues to Aggressively Address PFAS in the Pacific Southwest

  • Release Date: July 29, 2020