Navy needs more time for chemical spill report

TL;DR - The Navy has blown a Monday deadline to provide the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with details about its cleanup of a Nov. 29 spill of toxic fire suppression chemicals at Red Hill and any past spills of the aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF, at the underground fuel facility, telling federal regulators that it would need another five weeks to provide that information.

The EPA’s law enforcement arm requested the information, as well as maps of any nearby water infrastructure, on Jan. 6, telling Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, commander of U.S. Navy Region Hawaii, that the EPA needs to understand the risk that spilled chemicals might pose to drinking water and human health.

February 8, 2023: Navy needs more time for chemical spill report, Honolulu Civil Beat