DOH: Red Hill Fuel Contamination Levels Are Decreasing

TL;DR - Following the Navy’s contamination of its water supply with fuel last year, the Hawaii Department of Health said Wednesday that the plume of pollution appears to be “stable and possibly contracting.”

In March, levels of contaminants, primarily total petroleum hydrocarbons (diesel and oil), were much lower than they were in December and January, the weeks immediately following the initial detection of fuel in the water, according to Bob Whittier, a source water protection geologist with DOH.

This is particularly true for wells along the northwest side of the facility, he said via email.

April 20, 2022: DOH: Red Hill Fuel Contamination Levels Are Decreasing, Honolulu Civil Beat