Congress spending bill has $403M for leaky Red Hill fuel tank facility and water contamination

TL;DR - Hawaiʻi members of Congress said Monday a spending bill that must pass to avoid a government shutdown includes $403 million to address the crisis caused by the leaking of petroleum from a Navy fuel storage tank facility into Pearl Harbor drinking water.

The money incorporates $100 million to drain fuel from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. It also directs the Defense Department to comply with an emergency order from the state of Hawaiʻi to defuel the tanks. The military last week appealed Hawaiʻi’s order in both state and federal court.

February 7, 2022: Congress spending bill has $403M for leaky Red Hill fuel tank facility and water contamination, Hawaiʻi Public Radio