[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Navy fortifies Red Hill [HI] fuel safety plan"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Navy fortifies Red Hill fuel safety plan

BY ANDREW GOMES
HONOLULU STAR-ADVERTISER (HI)
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

HONOLULU (Tribune News Service) — The Navy has reinforced a proposal to reduce the risk of its massive World War II-era Red Hill underground fuel storage complex polluting Oahu's drinking water aquifer after safety regulators rejected the plan almost a year ago.

In a recently published 540-page document, the Navy fortified its original 98-page plan from 2019 in an effort to convince the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Health to approve fuel facility upgrades proposed in the original plan as part of a regulatory agreement following a 27,000-gallon spill at Red Hill in 2014.

"The U.S. Navy is committed to protecting our environment, national security, and the health of our communities, " the supplemental filing states. "The extensive work we've done, including plans to invest (over $470 million through fiscal year 2025), accomplishes all three of these goals."

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For the entire article, see
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-09-07/navy-fortifies-red-hill-fuel-safety-plan-2806641.html

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel@cpeo.org
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