[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Contamination Detected In Soil, Groundwater Near Red Hill Fuel Facility [HI] Last Year"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Contamination Detected In Soil, Groundwater Near Red Hill Fuel Facility Last Year
Results from a groundwater monitoring well near the tanks showed levels of contamination in October and November that exceed state limits.

By Christina Jedra  
Honolulu Civil Beat
January 25, 2022


New data from the U.S. Navy shows heightened levels of fuel contaminants in the soil and groundwater around the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility last year, the Hawaii Department of Health announced on Tuesday.

Samples collected between May 12, 2021 and Jan. 3 of this year indicate heightened levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons, or TPH, in multiple areas, DOH said in a press release. The detections have mostly been of TPH-Oil and TPH-Diesel.

Results from one monitoring well located makai of the tanks, RHMW01R, showed levels of TPH-d that exceed state drinking water safety limits in October and November, the data shows.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/contamination-detected-in-soil-groundwater-near-red-hill-fuel-facility-last-year/

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Lenny Siegel
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