Hawaii Congressmen Warn The Draining Of Red Hill May Face Delays

TL; DR - The removal of fuel from the Navy’s troubled Red Hill storage facility will take longer than expected and may not begin until the fall of 2024, Hawaii’s congressmen said Monday during a town hall meeting.

The Navy is currently under a state order to defuel the facility following leaks last year that contaminated the drinking water supply for thousands of families living in the Pearl Harbor area. But officials have not specified a clear timeline for fuel removal.

At the public meeting in Honolulu, the congressmen said it will take longer than they and the community would like. The military needs to be sure another leak won’t occur in the process of removing the fuel, they said.

June 20, 2022: Hawaii Congressmen Warn The Draining Of Red Hill May Face Delays, Honolulu Civil Beat

June 20, 2022: Safety concerns considered for defueling Red Hill, KITV