Where Is The Red Hill Contamination Moving? Experts Are ‘Working Blind’

TL;DR - As officials respond to the fallout of a water contamination crisis tied to the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks, they are concerned that pollution from the facility could migrate toward civilian wells but say there is a lack of critical information to assess how and when that could happen.

Scientists are struggling to pin down vital details, including exactly how much fuel contamination is under the World War II-era facility, how much already has spread, how quickly it’s moving and what direction it may be going, according to academics, regulators and other stakeholders.

April 4, 2022: Where Is The Red Hill Contamination Moving? Experts Are ‘Working Blind’, Honolulu Civil Beat