Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill

Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

TL;DR - The Navy believes that contaminated tap water that went to Hawaii military households came from a one-time spill of jet fuel last month and was not caused by a leak from aging underground fuel storage tanks above an aquifer, a top Navy official told state lawmakers on Friday.

Rear Adm. Blake Converse said Navy officials are very confident that the contamination happened on Nov. 20, when 14,000 gallons (52,995 liters) of jet fuel spilled at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility inside an access tunnel that provides fire suppression and service lines for the complex.

December 10, 2021 - Navy ‘confident’ that it’s found source of fuel leak into water system, but lawmakers are skeptical, Hawaiʻi News Now

December 10, 2021 - Navy says fuel contamination at Red Hill Shaft from a single spill with no indications of long term problem, KHON2

December 10, 2021: Navy blames Hawaii water contamination on jet fuel spill, ABC News

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