Families Demand Answers After Navy Water Main Breaks Near Pearl Harbor

TL;DR - The Navy urged residents to conserve water after a fourth water main break occurred on its system Monday, adding to the list of problems for some 93,000 people near Pearl Harbor who faced a fuel contamination crisis last year.

Military officials said people should continue to boil water for drinking and cooking as a precaution against bacteria until the system is deemed safe.

“My main concern is the sediment and bacteria,” Navy Capt. Mark Sohaney, the commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, said at a news conference.

October 17, 2022: Families Demand Answers After Navy Water Main Breaks Near Pearl Harbor, Honolulu Civil Beat