HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – An $85 million plan to upgrade critical infrastructure at the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant broke ground Thursday.
The first project will build a $61 million dewatering building to remove excess water from sludge prior to its disposal or reuse, demolish the existing building and infrastructure, and install a new odor control system.
A second $23 million project will renovate two biotowers, which use microorganisms to break down contaminants in wastewater before discharge…