[CPEO-MEF] WATER: "Hawaii officials advise all users of Navy’s water system to avoid using water for drinking, cooking, or oral hygiene"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Hawaii officials advise all users of Navy’s water system to avoid using water for drinking, cooking, or oral hygiene

By Sophie Cocke
Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI)
November 29, 2021

Navy officials say that they are working on providing sources of drinking water for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam area residents who are affected by today’s state Health Department advisory to not use water that comes from the Navy’s water system.

The Navy said it has “not detected petroleum constituents in initial testing” after many residents of Aliamanu Military Reservation, Red Hill and military housing reported a strong fuel smell coming from their taps.

“The Navy’s current guidance for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam military housing residents is to report any chemical or petroleum odors associated with their potable water,” the statement released this evening said. “If chemical or petroleum odors are present, recommend avoiding ingestion as a cautionary measure. The Navy is moving forward to provide sources of drinking water to affected residents and to sample affected locations.”

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For the entire article, see
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/11/29/breaking-news/navy-is-investigating-possible-fuel-chemical-contamination-of-water-at-joint-base-pearl-harbor-hickam/

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Lenny Siegel
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