Navy reschedules defueling of Red Hill pipes

TL;DR - The defueling of Red Hill was rescheduled to begin Tuesday, the Red Hill Joint Task Force announced Thursday.

Previously, the unpacking was set to begin Monday of this week, but a broken water main on Oct. 14 set off a chain reaction that broke other pipes, destabilized the water pressure in a system that serves 93,000 residents and postponed work on Red Hill.

Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro suspended operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility in December after petroleum was found to have leaked into the Red Hill well, contaminating the drinking water in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

October 21, 2022: Navy reschedules defueling of Red Hill pipes, Honolulu Star-Advertiser