BWS shuts down its Halawa shaft as precaution following Navy well contamination

TL;DR - The Board of Water Supply is taking precautionary measures to make sure the contamination seen in the Navy’s well does not migrate to the BWS’s water system. BWS has closed off its Halawa shaft as of Friday afternoon.

December 5, 2021: Honolulu shut down its largest water source in Oahu due to reported contamination of Navy well near Pearl Harbor, CNN

December 3, 2021: BWS shuts down its Halawa shaft as precaution following Navy well contamination, Hawaiʻi News Now

December 3, 2021: BWS shuts down its Halawa shaft as a precaution following Navy water system contamination, KHON2

December 3, 2021: Honolulu Board of Water Supply shuts down Halawa well to protect against Navy’s fuel contamination, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

December 3, 2021: Board of Water Supply shuts down Halawa well as a precaution following Navy well contamination, Hawaiʻi Public Radio