Navy Has ‘No Realistic Timeline’ To Restore Safe Water To Military Housing On Oahu

Written By Sierra Club Hawaiʻi Chapter

TL;DR - Nearly a week after military housing residents began smelling fuel in their water, the Navy said Saturday that it has a clean-up plan but still cannot provide a “realistic timeline” for when water will be safe to drink again.

Rear Adm. Blake Converse said that the process of flushing the affected potable water system has begun along with aggressive sampling. That will be followed by tests to ensure the water is up to federal and state purity standards as well as an engineering analysis.

December 4, 2021: Navy Has ‘No Realistic Timeline’ To Restore Safe Water To Military Housing On Oahu, Honolulu Civil Beat

December 4, 2021: As Navy works to help families affected by tainted water, timeline for clean-up still uncertain, Hawaiʻi News Now

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