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Federal Court Rules Maui Violated Clean Water Act

Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Published June 6, 2014 at 12:24 PM HST

A federal court has ruled that Maui County is violating the Clean Water Act. The problem is the release of partially-treated wastewater into waters near the shore of West Maui. Eileen Chao has more from the Maui News.

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