[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: Honolulu "Board of Water Supply sounds alarm over Red Hill" (HI)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Board of Water Supply sounds alarm over Red Hill

by Andrew Pereira
KITV TV-4 News (Honolulu, HI)
June 12, 2015

HONOLULU - Honolulu Board of Water Supply Manager and Chief Engineer  
Ernie Lau sent a letter to all 170,000 customers on Oahu this week,  
saying drinking water remains safe, but to pay close attention to the  
situation at the Navy’s Red Hill fuel storage facility.

 "The BWS is testing its wells in the area and wants to assure our  
customers that our water is safe to drink," Lau wrote in bold  
letters. "However, Navy studies show that fuel leaks from the Red  
Hill tanks have occurred in the past, and the groundwater underneath  
the tanks are already contaminated with fuel."

The Navy has proposed a settlement with the state and the  
Environmental Protection Agency through an Administrative Order on  
Consent, or AOC, that also includes a Statement of Work, or SOW. In  
an interview with KITV4, Lau said everyone on Oahu should familiarize  
themselves with the issues at Red Hill, and if need be, submit  
comments to the EPA by July 1.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.kitv.com/news/Board-of-Water-Supply-sounds-alarm-over-Red- 
Hill/33559850

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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