Fellows mentioned in this story: Stuart Coleman, Cohort VI
Projects mentioned in this story: WAI (Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations)

From Hawai‘i Public Radio:

For National Water Quality Month, The Conversation spotlights creativity around an age-old problem: sewage.

Hawaiʻi has the highest number of cesspools per capita in the country and it was the last state to ban cesspools — most states banned them long ago.

Water pollution is a leading concern. Untreated sewage can contaminate groundwater, drinking water sources, streams and oceans.

The nonprofit Wastewater Alternatives and Innovation, or WAI, has a conference Wednesday to focus on high-tech solutions to cesspool pollution. Stuart Coleman, the co-founder of WAI, shared what it's all about.

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