• Polihale reopens for 4WD only • Lydgate Pond closed • Health Dept. issues Brown Water Advisory Polihale reopens for 4WD only HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources on Friday reopened Polihale State Park to access by
• Polihale reopens for 4WD only
• Lydgate Pond closed
• Health Dept. issues Brown Water Advisory
Polihale reopens for 4WD only
HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources on Friday reopened Polihale State Park to access by high clearance four wheel drive vehicles only, a state press release said.
Portions of the road remained very muddy from rain from the remnants of one-time Hurricane Felicia and are impassable to all vehicles except high clearance four wheel drive vehicles.
The entrance to the park access road is being signed for four wheel drive only until its condition is improved. Drivers are urged to use caution.
DLNR advises drivers in rental vehicles or sedans that the unimproved dirt road is impassable due to flooded areas, and not to attempt entry until the road has dried out.
Due to unseasonable heavy rain and flooding Wednesday night the park was closed Thursday.
Lydgate Pond closed
LIHU‘E — The county Ocean Safety Bureau on Friday closed Lydgate Pond for swimming due to muddy water and debris from flooding conditions related to the impacts of one-time Hurricane Felicia, a Kaua‘i Fire Department press release said.
Other beaches remain open, and OSB will reassess conditions at 9 a.m. today to re-open the pond, the release said.
Health Dept. issues Brown Water Advisory
LIHU‘E — The state Department of Health Clean Water Branch on Friday morning issued a Brown Water Advisory for Kaua‘i, according to the DOH Web site.
The advisory, due to heavy rains, also mentioned that the National Weather Service issused a Flash Flood Warning for the island and that the U.S. Geological Service Gage Station for Hanalei River rose to 6 feet.
Wailua and Kalapaki Bay have been impacted by turbid runoff, the advisory warned, instructing the public to stay out of flood waters and storm water runoff due to possible overflowing cesspools, pesticides, animal fecal matter, dead animals, chemicals, and associated flood debris.
“If coastal waters are turbid and brown, stay out,” the advisory said.
For further coverage of the Department of Health’s response to the possibility of sewage in public waterways, see an upcoming edition of The Garden Island.
