Stressing urgency of project, Pentagon says emptying Red Hill tanks will cost $280M

Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

TL;DR - Emptying the Red Hill Bulk Storage Fuel Tanks will cost at least $280 million, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder.

Next month, crews plan to take out jet fuel from the pipelines before extensive repairs.

Then 104 million gallons of fuel can be removed from the aging tanks, Ryder said.

“The fuel will be taken to a variety of locations to include off-shore and to certain commercial storage tanks on the island,” said Ryder, who spoke to Hawaii News Now during a recent trip to the nation’s capital.

September 27, 2022: Stressing urgency of project, Pentagon says emptying Red Hill tanks will cost $280M, Hawaiʻi News Now

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