Four surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will be drained

Draining will begin July 17 for four surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility.

This comes after approval from the Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Hawaii Department of Health.

Before fuel operations were stopped, the surge tanks held fuel for transfers between the red hill storage tanks. Now, the tanks serve no purpose so are being drained.

Approximately 480,000 gallons of fuel are scheduled to be removed from the tanks.

The fuel will then be moved to above-ground tanks at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

The process is expected to take two weeks. 

July 11, 2023: Four surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will be drained, KITV

July 12, 2023: Defueling of Red Hill tanks conditionally approved, KHON