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EPA fines Grove Farm, Hawaii Gas for illegal cesspools on Kauai

Summary by The Garden Island
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Grove Farm Company Inc. and The Gas Company more than $104,500 for operating illegal large-capacity cesspools in Lihue, Kauai. Such cesspools were banned nationally in April 2005 as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA said, because they collect and release untreated raw sewage into the ground, where disease-causing pathogens, harmful chemicals and pharmaceuticals can contaminate gro…

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EPA fines Grove Farm, Hawaii Gas for illegal cesspools on Kauai

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Grove Farm Company Inc. and The Gas Company more than $104,500 for operating illegal large-capacity cesspools in Lihue, Kauai. Such cesspools were banned nationally in April 2005 as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the EPA said, because they collect and release untreated raw sewage into the ground, where disease-causing pathogens, harmful chemicals and pharmaceuticals can contaminate gro…

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The Garden Island broke the news in Hawaii, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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