Board of Water Supply asks President Biden for help on Red Hill fuel tanks

Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

TL;DR - The head of Honolulu’s Board of Water Supply has asked President Joe Biden to intervene in the ongoing water pollution crisis that has affected the Navy’s drinking water system, warning that further petroleum contamination of Oahu’s aquifer will have “devastating effects that could take decades to resolve.”

Ernie Lau, manager and chief engineer of the Board of Water Supply, in a letter sent to the president Monday, asked Biden to order the U.S. Department of Defense to immediately empty the Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks and relocate them away from Oahu’s drinking water aquifer.

December 24, 2021: Board of Water Supply asks President Biden for help on Red Hill fuel tanks, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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