The Hawaii Department of Health and the County of Maui Department of Environmental Management recently reached a settlement on two enforcement cases concerning solid waste violations at the Central Maui Municipal Solid Waste Landfill and the Molokai Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility.
The combined settlement involves a cash penalty payment of $70,000 and a supplemental environmental project that is valued at not less than $70,000, according to the department. The proposed supplemental project is a household hazardous waste collection program for the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai to be conducted during fiscal year 2015, which began July 1.
The County of Maui, the remaining county that currently lacks such a program, plans to continue the project beyond the inaugural year, according to the department.
The health department cited the Central Maui Municipal Solid Waste Landfill with three counts of permit violations from January to April 2011 for failure to maintain leachate compliance levels in the leachate wet well and sump, and failure to monitor and record leachate levels after a storm event. The DOH initially imposed an administrative penalty of $121,900 prior to the settlement. The facility is located off Pulehu Road in Puunene.
DOH cited the Molokai Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility with a two count violation in April 2011 for failing to minimize liter generation and failure to place daily cover at the facility. An administrative penalty of $20,955 was initially imposed prior to the settlement. The facility is located off Maunaloa Highway in Naiwa.
The County of Maui has completed all corrective actions stemming from the alleged violations, according to the department.