On Jan. 29, an estimated 700 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto a concrete pad and into the surrounding soil at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex after a pump for an on-site backup generator failed to shut off due to a mechanical issue.
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The Iao valley, which is surrounded by the walls of Pu'u Kukui crater, is what remains of the central crater of Mauna Kahalawai - the west Maui volcano. The Iao needle is one of the most sacred places on the entire island of Maui. Ancient Hawaiians honored it as the phallic stone of Kanaloa, god of the ocean.
Since the County of Maui does not have sufficient storage and distribution capability to utilize all of the reclaimed wastewater produced on our islands, the excess is sent to the injection wells. The County of Maui wastewater treatment plants and injection wells reduce the impact of human waste on the environment.
Airlines find that fuel dumping can actually be cheaper than not dumping in certain circumstances. But it's not something pilots do on a routine basis. We spoke with Alison Duquette, spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), who assured us that it doesn't happen very often.