A military fuel leak in Oahu that poisoned the water supply is the tipping point for Hawaiians

TL;DR - An unassuming mountain of iron-rich basalt, the vestige of ancient lava flows, conceals the single largest fuel repository in the world — but not for long. Seeping through the same volcanic rock, the only reliable freshwater source on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, contamination of the Southern O'ahu Basal Aquifer was perhaps inevitable. In November 2021, it finally happened: an estimated 19,000 gallons of fuel and water burst from a fire suppression line and seeped underground, poisoning the aquifer.

March 24, 2022: A military fuel leak in Oahu that poisoned the water supply is the tipping point for Hawaiians, Salon

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