Navy water sampling at Red Hill well showed petroleum contamination months ago

TL;DR - Water samples taken by the Navy at its Red Hill drinking water well showed petroleum contamination in July, August and September. The water sampling results raise questions about whether more should have been done earlier to protect the health of not only the military troops and their families who reside in military housing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, but hundreds of young schoolchildren and an unknown number of other residents and businesses who rely on the Navy’s water system.

“These reports demonstrate the Navy knew months ago that there was petroleum pollution in the water,” said Wayne Tanaka, director of the Hawaii Sierra Club. He said if the reports had been made available earlier, then “maybe more immediate action could have been taken and these families spared the horrific experience of drinking fuel-tainted water.”

December 5, 2021: Navy water sampling at Red Hill well showed petroleum contamination months ago, Honolulu Star-Advertiser