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Senators hear testimony supporting UH wastewater technology testing pilot with $750,000 request
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Senators convening the joint Senate committee on Higher Education and Agriculture and Environment on Jan. 31 heard testimony supporting Senate Bill 1232, which would establish a three-year wastewater technology testing pilot at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center and appropriate roughly $705,000–$750,000.
Senators convening the joint Senate committee on Higher Education and Agriculture and Environment on Jan. 31 heard testimony supporting Senate Bill 1232, which would establish a three-year wastewater technology testing pilot at the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) and appropriate roughly $705,000–$750,000 to run it.
Proponents said the center would accelerate local certification of new wastewater systems and help find lower-cost alternatives to cesspool conversion. "The department stands on its written testimony in support of it," said John Nagato for the Department of Health. Jio Wang, assistant professor with the Water Resources Research Center and the University of Hawaii College of Engineering, said, "I think this is a great platform for education, research, and also accelerating…
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