[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: Massive Navy tank leak near Pearl Harbor (HI)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Leak in Navy Fuel Tank Raises Concerns About Water Contamination

By Sophie Cocke
Honolulu Civil Beat (HI)
January 16, 2014

The U.S. Navy confirmed Thursday that one of its massive underground  
tanks near Pearl Harbor has a leak and may have spilled up to 20,000  
gallons of aviation fuel, raising concerns about potential drinking  
water contamination.

The Navy began investigating the possibility of a leak at the  
historic Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on Monday after  
officials noticed a discrepancy in the tank's fuel levels and later  
discovered a 3 foot wide wet spot on a nearby concrete wall. Tests  
confirmed that the fuel soaking the wall matched that in the tank.

Earlier this week, the Navy shut down a well that serves the  
military, and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply closed five wells in  
the Aiea area, according to military and government officials who  
spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2014/01/16/20941-leak-in-navy-fuel- 
tank-raises-concerns-about-water-contamination/

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Lenny Siegel
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