Lāʻie Wastewater Reclamation Facility - Waste water by the numbers

  • Turbidity measured in effluent from the Lāʻie wastewater reclamation facility is consistently below 10 NTU, with frequent readings below 2 NTU. See data here:

  • With daily testing required for the 100% R-1 reuse facility, fecal indicator bacteria measured in effluent from the Lāʻie wastewater reclamation facility is consistently extremely low, with readings typically at or near 0 most probable number of colony forming units of coliform per gallon of effluent, except for a couple of large spikes back in 2018. See data here:

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