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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES / 2015 A partially exposed cinder-block cesspool pit with a cover on an eroding ...

Applications will soon be available for a pilot cesspool grant program to assist qualified property owners with upgrading or converting their cesspools or connecting to an available sewage system, the ...

The death of an elderly woman who fell through a collapsed cesspool Monday has many Long Islanders concerned about hidden cesspool dangers. Ruth Cotgreave, 76, was found by her niece in a 6- to 8-foot ...

Toxic cesspools are breeding more than bacteria in Hawaii — they’re propagating corruption. Ex-state Rep. Ty Cullen was sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday after being convicted on federal ...

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 ...