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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sunday, October 19, 2014 Media Contact:  Markus Owens, ENV PIO, (808) 351-6305     Wet Weather Causes SSO at Sand Island WWTP   HONOLULU – The City's Department of Environmental Services reported a 5,000-gallon sanitary sewer overflow from its Sand Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) this afternoon.   Heavy rains and flows surcharged a manhole connected to a primary clarifier odor control system sending 5,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater into a storm drain, which drains into Honolulu Harbor.   The state Department of Health was notified and waived water sampling due to the weather.  Signing will begin in the morning.                                                    -30-