The ocean waters at Kailua, previously considered a health risk due to the presence of fecal bacteria, are now in the clear, according to state and city officials.
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Thirteen days total.
That was the number of days that a city wastewater plant exceeded limits for enterococcus bacteria in its effluent in April and May, which prompted the state Department of Health to issue an advisory for all of Kailua Bay.
For 13 days, a wastewater plant exceeded limits in Kailua Bay for enterococcus bacteria, an indicator of fecal material in water. Even more concerning is that the ocean outfall there is shared by both the Kailua Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and Marine Corps Base Hawaii s Water Reclamation Facility.