Red hill ‘repacking’ leads to pump repair

TL;DR - About 360,000 gallons of fuel have been added to pipelines at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as part of an ongoing “repacking” process that will ultimately lead to the defueling of the facility’s jet fuel tanks.

Joint Task Force-Red Hill on Friday said it identified a needed repair during the repacking operation at an “Underground Pump House low point drain.” The pump, unlike the massive Red Hill storage tanks, is reportedly not located above an aquifer, and the task force said that the break “does not pose a threat to the environment, the aquifer or the community.”

Teams are conducting the repair, the task force said Friday.

September 3, 2023: Red hill ‘repacking’ leads to pump repair, Honolulu Star-Advertiser