UPDATED: The site that houses 20 massive fuel tanks could face big changes if costly new environmental controls aren’t put into place.
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More Pukas Found in Navy’s Red Hill Fuel Tank
The Navy has identified more defects in one of the tanks at its Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility mauka of Pearl Harbor that is suspected of leaking 27,000 gallons of fuel in January. The military has found 15 tiny holes in the tank, which is roughly the size of a 20-story building, according to a Navy press […]
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Navy Finds Tiny Holes in Red Hill Tank
Despite their size, the defects could be responsible for a 27,000-gallon fuel spill.
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Officials: Navy Slow to Address Red Hill’s Threat to Drinking Water
Five months after a reported 27,000-gallon fuel leak, the Navy still hasn’t drilled wells to test for water contamination, although it just awarded contracts for two of them.
Posted inHonolulu
Navy Starts Inspection of Red Hill Tank Three Months After Leak
The Navy has begun visually inspecting a massive tank that leaked an estimated 27,000 gallons of fuel in January at its Red HIll Underground Fuel Facility, mauka of Pearl Harbor. The Navy had to drain the fuel and air out the fumes before workers could safely climb into the tank that’s big enough to hold […]
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House Asks Health Dept. to Study Red Hill Fuel Leaks to Prevent ‘Huge Catastrophe’
Hawaii’s House of Representatives has passed a resolution asking the state health department to convene a task force to study the effects of the January 2014 fuel tank leak at the Navy’s Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility. Some 27,000 gallons of jet fuel is believed to have been released from one of the tanks. […]
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Red Hill: EPA May Force New Fuel Leak Detection System for Toxic Spills
Dozens of leaks at the Hawaii naval facility have contaminated groundwater and threatened drinking water supplies.
Posted inHonolulu
Tests Show Oahu Water Safe After Red Hill Leak
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply and U.S. Navy say that tests show that aviation fuel leaking from the Red Hill Underground Storage Facility did not contaminate drinking wells. Both the Navy and the Board of Water Supply will continue monitoring the wells to ensure the long-term safety of the water supply, according to a […]
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Leak Confirmed at Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility
The U.S. Navy has confirmed that there is indeed a leak in one of its fuel tanks at the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility near Pearl Harbor. But it’s still not clear how much aviation fuel leaked and whether it escaped the underground facility that’s enshrined in concrete, according to Navy spokesman Tom Clements. Test […]