Navy now says major release from Red Hill tank in May may be source of water contamination

TL;DR - A top Navy official now says that as much as 19,000 gallons of fuel may have been released from a Red Hill fuel tank May 6, eventually migrating last month into the Navy’s drinking water system and the faucets of thousands of military families.

The source of the water contamination crisis that has affected approximately 93,000 people in the neighborhoods in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-­Hickam continues to be investigated. 

December 22, 2021: Navy now says major release from Red Hill tank in May may be source of water contamination, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

December 22, 2021: Navy fuel spill 10-times larger than first revealed, water crisis came 6 months later, KHON2