PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Navy spilled 1,000 gallons of sewage into the water at Pearl Harbor on Thursday, according to a news release.
The spill comes just days after the Department of Health fined the Navy $8.7 million for repeatedly discharging sewage into Mamala Bay near Pearl Harbor and as U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Hawaii for a series of meetings with his counterparts from the Philippines, Japan and Australia.
The sewage was discharged near Pier B-23 and was due to a 12-inch wastewater line break.
The leak has been stopped with a plug that was installed by utility workers.
The wastewater line had been scheduled to be replaced in October.
The water where the spill occurred will be tested for enterococcus bacteria and clostridium perfringens, which are both known to cause harm to humans.
The Department of Health has been notified, and signs warning of the sewage have been posted near the pier.
Michelle Broder Van Dyke covers the Hawaiian Islands for Spectrum News Hawaii.