Cesspool pumpingrates to rise

From: Honolulu Star - Bulletin | Date: June 5, 2004| Author: Leone, Diana | Copyright information

A hike in city rates for cesspool pumping has some Oahu residents worried that homeowners might let raw sewage overflow because they cannot afford the new prices.

Starting July 1, the city will raise its fees for pumping cesspools to $132.90 per pumping -- higher than both the city's current $106.88 one-time pumping fee and the $125 that most commercial pumpers charge.

The city also will stop offering annual contract service, which offered up to three pumpings per month for a fl...

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