Gov. Ige issues order for Navy to immediately suspend operations at Red Hill and ‘de-fuel’ storage tanks
TL;DR - The Hawaii Department of Health today issued an order to the United States Navy to suspend operations at its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, take measures to treat contaminated drinking water at the Red Hill well shaft and safely remove fuel from its 20 underground storage tanks at Red Hill.
The Navy is ordered to:
Immediately suspend operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Tank
Take immediate steps to install drinking water treatment system(s) to ensure the distribution of clean drinking water up to EPA/DOH standards
Assess operations and system integrity to defuel the tanks through establishing a workplan and schedule in 30 days
Within the following 30 days of the above action, remove fuel from Red Hill
December 6, 2021: Gov. Ige issues order for Navy to immediately suspend operations at Red Hill and ‘de-fuel’ storage tanks, Honolulu Star Advertiser
December 6, 2021: DOH orders Navy to empty Red Hill underground storage tanks, treat contaminated drinking water, KHON2
December 6, 2021: Ige Orders Navy To Plan To Empty Fuel Tanks At Red Hill, Honolulu Civil Beat
December 6, 2021: State orders Navy to suspend operations at Red Hill, de-fuel underground tanks, Hawaiʻi News Now
December 7, 2021: State orders Navy to remove fuel from Red Hill storage facility, Hawaiʻi Public Radio