Dire Risk of Oʻahu Aquifer Contamination from Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility
TL;DR - On Dec. 6, 2021, the Department of Health issued an emergency order for the U.S. Navy to immediately suspend operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility that sits a mere 100 feet above the Moanalua-Waimalu aquifer that supplies more than 40% of Oʻahu residents with drinking water. The order also directs the Navy to treat the contaminated drinking water and safely remove all fuel from the 20 underground storage tanks.
January 1, 2022: Dire Risk of Oʻahu Aquifer Contamination from Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility, Ka Wai Ola