Honolulu City Council Approves New Regulations On Red Hill Fuel Facility

TL;DR - A bill unanimously passed by the Honolulu City Council on Wednesday takes aim at the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks and creates another mechanism to shut the troubled facility down.

Bill 48, which Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s said he plans to sign, requires fuel storage operators to obtain a Hawaii Department of Health permit to store regulated substances of 100,000 gallons or more.

It would apply to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, which regularly holds 180 million gallons of fuel, and would add to the existing regulations the Navy is subject to under the federal Clean Water Act.

February 24, 2022: Honolulu City Council Approves New Regulations On Red Hill Fuel Facility, Honolulu Civil Beat

February 24, 2022: Honolulu City Council approves bill requiring permits for large underground storage tanks, Hawaiʻi Public Radio

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