DOH, BWS believes Navy’s water tanks at Red hill is “an imminent threat” to Oahu’s drinking water

TL;DR - Attorneys exchanged more arguments in the second virtual evidentiary hearing, concerning the Hawai’i Department of Health’s (DOH) emergency order which demands the U.S. Navy to suspend all activity at Red Hill.

According to DOH, it is issuing the order to the Navy to take measures to treat contaminated drinking water at the Red Hill shaft and safely remove fuel from the 20 underground storage tanks at Red Hill.

The first hearing was held on Monday through Zoom and began with attorneys from the U.S. Navy and DOH cross-examining a spokesperson from DOH on the Navy’s contaminated water tanks and inspection schedules at Red Hill.

December 20, 2021: DOH, BWS believes Navy’s water tanks at Red hill is “an imminent threat” to Oahu’s drinking water, KHON

December 21, 2021: Navy, intervenors argue over 'imminent peril' in contested case to defuel Red Hill tanks, Hawaiʻi Public Radio