Board of Water Supply experts cast doubt on Navy’s plan to flush fuel contaminated water

TL;DR - The Honolulu Board of Water Supply is casting doubts about the Navy’s plans to flush fuel contaminated water from its water lines.

“If we ever had fuel in our water system...we wouldn’t be able to get it out as evidenced by the difficulty the Navy is experiencing in trying to flush out their system,” said Erwin Kawata, BWS program administrator. “I’ve just seen some recent results of samples of water they collected, and they’re still recording trace levels of petroleum in those samples.”

The Navy plans to install 21 industrial-scale water filter systems to remove the petroleum from millions of gallons of water. It plans to flush the water out through fire hydrants and from appliances in military homes into the sewer system for treatment.

December 15, 2021: Board of Water Supply experts cast doubt on Navy’s plan to flush fuel contaminated water, Hawaiʻi News Now