Temat: Warnings about beach water quality in Hawaii
Improved beachgoer warnings are urged
A national group seeks wider notice about water quality
By Diana Leone dleone@starbulletin.com
Hawaii had almost twice as many days of warnings about beach water quality in 2005 as it had in 2004, a national environmental group said yesterday.
Hawaii and other coastal states need to not only increase beach water monitoring, but also track down and try to eliminate the sources of pollution, said the National Resources Defense Council in its annual "Testing the Waters" report on water quality.
Increased warnings in Hawaii in 2005 were almost entirely due to the state Health Department issuing "brown water advisories" during or after heavy rain, department spokeswoman Janice Okubo said yesterday.
IN 2005, HAWAII ... ĂĹĄ Took 2,274 water...
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