Water From Contaminated Red Hill Well Will Be Treated, Discharged Into Halawa Stream

TL;DR - State and federal regulators have signed off on a plan for the Navy to remove the fuel contamination from its Red Hill well in Honolulu, including pumping water from the well, treating it and discharging it into the Halawa stream, officials announced on Thursday.

Up to five million gallons of water will be pumped from the Red Hill shaft every day to create “a capture zone” in the aquifer, the Interagency Drinking Water System Team said in a press release. Skimming pumps, booms and absorbent pads will also be deployed within the well to remove contaminants. 

January 28, 2022: Water From Contaminated Red Hill Well Will Be Treated, Discharged Into Halawa Stream, Honolulu Civil Beat