83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make the mess worse.
Waialua, Hawaii, United States
Jul 10, 2023
This rural part of the island of Oahu is not connected to city sewers — and waste from toilets, sinks and showers is mostly collected in hundreds of pits called cesspools. Rising seas are also pushing groundwater closer to the surface, allowing cesspool effluent to mix with the water table and flow into the ocean.
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