[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "6 Solutions Considered by the Navy for Red Hill Fuel Storage" (HI)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

6 Solutions Considered by the Navy for Red Hill Fuel Storage

by Gordon Y.K. Pang 
Honolulu Star-Advertiser/Military.com (HI)
March 17, 2016

The Navy is weighing six options for ramping up safety at large underground aviation fuel tanks near Pearl Harbor, federal and state officials said in a report issued Monday.

To comply with an agreement reached with the Environmental Protection Agency and the state Department of Health, the Navy is required to make improvements to its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in the wake of the release of 27,000 gallons of fuel from Tank 5 in January 2014. Samples from nearby water-monitoring wells indicated a spike in hydrocarbons.

The incident touched off community outcry about the potential for the contamination of Oahu's groundwater supply. While testing shows drinking water sources nearest the Red Hill tanks to be free of petroleum contamination, city water officials worry the fuel could eventually migrate into the city's water wells.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2016/03/17/6-solutions-considered-navy-red-hill-fuel-storage.html

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Lenny Siegel
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