Joint Task Force – Red Hill Finishes Defueling Surge Tanks

TL;DR - Joint Task Force – Red Hill finished removing fuel from surge tanks Friday, the task force announced in a Friday news release.

Removing the 480,000 gallons of fuel from the underground surge tanks is one of the steps needed in order to completely defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The surge tanks were service tanks, which means they were not involved in the process of defueling the facility’s main tanks, USNI News previously reported.

The fuel removed from the surge tanks will be stored in above-ground tanks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, where it can continue to be used for military operations, according to the release.

July 31, 2023: Joint Task Force – Red Hill Finishes Defueling Surge Tanks, USNI News