When the Kona-low storms hit, they exposed Hawaii’s unique and urgent wastewater crisis. Over 88,000 active cesspools across ...

The state Department of Health gives the same warning to beachgoers each time the islands are hit with a heavy storm: Don’t swim in brown water. The back-to-back “Kona lows” that inundated Hawaii in ...

With blue-gloved hands, cesspool professional Salvatore Motta fed an endoscopic camera through the basement house trap of a ranch-style home in Smithtown. The cesspool appeared original to the house, ...

Whether you’re about to buy a new home in the Tampa Bay area or are considering giving your existing house an upgrade, wastewater management is among the things you must consider. One of your primary ...

A partially exposed cinder-block cesspool pit with a cover on an eroding shoreline in Punaluu. Hawaii has 83,000 cesspools, more than any other state. But cesspool conversion costs can reach tens of ...

January and February are usually two of the slowest months in the local cesspool industry — but not this year, said Salvatore Motta, CEO of Melville-based Quick Drain. In the wake of heavy snow, some ...

Hawaii typically evokes visions of sandy beaches caressed by, for the most part, clean and clear Pacific waters. But in some areas, particularly those far from population-dense cities and suburbs, ...