Navy revises estimates for families affected by Red Hill water crisis as lawsuits loom

TL;DR - The Navy recently released new estimates for when families impacted by the Red Hill water crisis can safely move home. The estimates are dependent on the completion of flushing water through contaminated pipelines and subsequently taking water samples and testing them for petroleum. From there, teams will test individual homes as well as neighborhoods. An estimate from the Interagency Drinking Water System shows that the flushing process could take 37 to 44 days under ideal conditions. The Navy initially told residents they could begin to return home at the end of the year, but according to a map showing revised estimates released by officials, some neighborhoods don’t even have possible return dates. A flushing plan is still under development for the Iroquois Point area, while testing in the area that includes Hale Alii, Marine Barracks, and Hospital Point has yet to start.

January 20, 2022: Navy revises estimates for families affected by Red Hill water crisis as lawsuits loom, Daily Kos