Navy to drill more wells to monitor fuel contamination around Red Hill

TL;DR - The Navy is working to install 16 new monitoring wells around its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility to help gauge the potential migration of fuel in the groundwater. Eight monitoring wells have already been approved by the state’s Commission on Water Resource Management.

The new wells are in response to fuel spills last year at the Red Hill facility that migrated into the Navy’s drinking water system. The Pentagon announced earlier this year that it would drain the tanks and permanently shut down the facility and environmental remediation is ongoing.

April 8, 2022: Navy to drill more wells to monitor fuel contamination around Red Hill, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

April 8, 2022: Hawaii approves 8 monitoring wells at Red Hill, KHON2

April 8, 2022: Hawaii Approves New Monitoring Wells To Track Red Hill Fuel Pollution, Honolulu Civil Beat