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Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

In January 2014, the U.S. Navy reported a 27,000 gallon leak of jet fuel from Tank 5 at its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The Navy owns twenty fuel tanks in the Red Hill area, each able to contain up to 12.5 million gallons of fuel. These tanks are located 100 feet above the groundwater aquifer. 100 feet is the height of the State Capitol. This aquifer is also the same one that BWS uses to provide water to residents from Moanalua to Hawaii Kai.

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November 2019 Update
 

Comments on the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Permit Application for Red Hill

NOVEMBER 6, 2019 – On Tuesday, October 29, the Board of Water Supply submitted a letter to the Department of Health requesting a contested case hearing regarding the U.S. Department of the Navy's application for a permit to operate the field-constructed underground storage tanks (USTs) at its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.  

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October 2019 Update
 

Comments on the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Permit Application for Red Hill

OCTOBER 24, 2019 – On Tuesday, October 22, the Department of Health, Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch, posted to its website a document containing public comments received regarding the May 28, 2019, draft  permit for an underground storage tank (UST) system operated by the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Pearl Harbor at Red Hill-Aiea and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. 

The Board of Water Supply also posted the following document to its website:

• BWS Comments regarding the Navy's Tank Upgrade Alternative and Release Detection Decision Document dated September 2019 (October 22, 2019)

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BWS Comments on the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Permit Application for Red Hill

OCTOBER 18, 2019 – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) recently posted the following documents online:

• A Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Update Handout (October 2019)
• Comments to the EPA and DOH re: Navy's DT Reports & IMR Report (October 2019)
• Comments to the EPA and DOH on the Navy's Conceptual Site Model (October 2019)
• Comments re: Notice of Intervenor Status in Contested Case Hearing on UST Permit Application for Red Hill (October 2019)
• Comments on the ABS Consulting Report & Navy's Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Summary (September 2019)
• Comments re: Request for Notice of Contested Case Hearing on UST Permit Application for Red Hill (August 2019)
• The DOH's letter to the U.S. Navy re: their Application for an UST Permit (July 2019)

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June 2019 Update
 

BWS Comments on the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Permit Application for Red Hill

JUNE 24, 2019 – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) provided comments to the State Department of Health (DOH) regarding the department's April 12, 2019 response to the U.S. Navy's underground storage tank permit application dated March 13, 2019, and the Navy's revised permit application dated May 15, 2019.

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April 2019 Update
 

BWS Comments on Navy Testimony for Hawaii Senate Concurrent Resolution 35 (SCR 35)

APRIL 11, 2019 – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) provided comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaii State Department of Health regarding the U.S. Navy's testimony for Senate Concurrent Resolution 35.

Joint Hearing: House Committees on Health and on Energy & Environmental Protection

APRIL 11, 2019 – The Hawaii House Committees on Health and on Energy & Environmental Protection held a joint briefing to address immediate concerns regarding public health as it relates to the environment, including concerns about the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Representatives from the Hawaii Department of Health, the U.S. military, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Life of the Land, and the Sierra Club of Hawaii were invited to participate. This session took place on Thursday, April 11, in Room 329 at the State Capitol.

• Watch the April 11, 2019 briefing on demand via Capitol TV.
  
  

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March 2019 Update
 

U.S. Navy Application for Underground Storage Tank Permit at Red Hill

MARCH 29, 2019 – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) provided comments to the Hawaii State Department of Health regarding the U.S. Navy's recent application for an Underground Storage Tank (UST) permit for 20 USTs at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility.

Public Hearing on Senate Concurrent Resolution 35 (SCR 35)

MARCH 20, 2019 – Members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Environment and the Senate Committee on Public Safety, Intergovernmental & Military Affairs voted to advance Senate Concurrent Resolution 35 following a public hearing held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The resolution would encourage federal and state regulators to reject a single-wall tank upgrade option for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and to encourage the U.S. Navy to take greater steps, including the option of permanently relocating the tanks, to prevent fuel contamination from reaching Oahu's underground aquifers at Red Hill.

• Watch the March 20, 2019 meeting on demand via Capitol TV (item starts at 03:45).
• Use the video player below to watch the BWS recording of the meeting (01:03:17).
  

City & County of Honolulu City Council Meeting - Resolution 18-266, CD1

MARCH 8, 2019 – The City & County of Honolulu City Council heard final public testimony, and ultimately approved the adoption of Committee Report 57 and Resolution 18-266, CD1 as amended, which urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health to reject the approval of a single wall tank upgrade alternative option for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and to reject the conclusions presented in the Groundwater Protection and Evaluation Considerations for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Report dated July 27, 2018.

• Watch the March 8, 2019 meeting on demand via Honolulu City Council TV (item starts at 57:38),
• Use the video player below to watch the BWS recording of the meeting (25:40).
  

Destructive Analysis of 10 Steel Coupons Removed from Red Hill Fuel Storage Tank #14

MARCH 8, 2019 – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State Department of Health (DOH) regarding the IMR Test Labs Report regarding the Destructive Analysis of 10 Steel Coupons Removed from Red Hill Fuel Storage Tank #14.

• IMR Test Labs: Destructive Analysis Report on 10 Steel Coupons Removed from Red Hill Fuel Storage Tank #14 with U.S. Navy cover letter (2/15/19)
• BWS Comments to EPA and DOH regarding the IMR Test Labs Destructive Analysis Report on 10 Steel Coupons Removed from Red Hill Fuel Storage Tank #14 (3/5/19)
• BWS Request to EPA and DOH for additional data folllowing a review of the IMR Test Labs Destructive Analysis Report on 10 Steel Coupons Removed from Red Hill Fuel Storage Tank #14 (3/6/19)

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February 2019 Update

City Council Committee on Public Infrastructure, Technology and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 27, 2019 – During a continued session on Wednesday, February 27, for the Honolulu City Council's Committee on Public Infrastructure, Technology and Sustainability, the committee concluded the public hearing on Resolution 18-266, which urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health to reject the approval of a single wall tank upgrade alternative option for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and to reject the conclusions presented in the Groundwater Protection and Evaluation Considerations for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Report dated July 27, 2018.

• Watch the combined February 26 and 27, 2019 meetings on demand via Honolulu City Council TV, or
• Use the video player below to watch the BWS recordings of the meetings (combined: 01:13:41).
  

City Council Committee on Public Infrastructure, Technology and Sustainability

FEBRUARY 6, 2019 – The U.S. Navy briefed the Honolulu City Council's Committee on Public Infrastructure, Technology and Sustainability on their updates regarding the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and the Administrative Order on Consent (AOC). This briefing and public testimony were conducted as part of discussions on Resolution 18-266, which urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health to reject the approval of a single wall tank upgrade alternative option for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and to reject the conclusions presented in the Groundwater Protection and Evaluation Considerations for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Report dated July 27, 2018.

• Watch the February 6, 2019 meeting on demand via Honolulu City Council TV, or
• Use the video player below to watch the BWS recording of the briefing (55:37).
  

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January 2019 Update

BWS Board of Directors Meeting: Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Update

JANUARY 28, 2019 – The BWS presented an update on the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility to the Board of Directors during its regular meeting on Monday, January 28, 2019.

• Use the video player below to watch the presentation (begins at 0:30:54; ends at 0:59:51).
  
  • BWS Board of Directors Meeting Notice and Meeting Materials (01/28/19)

City Council Committee on Public Infrastructure, Technology and Sustainability

JANUARY 23, 2019 – The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) provided an update regarding Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and the Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to the Honolulu City Council's Committee on Public Infrastructure, Technology and Sustainability. This briefing and public testimony were conducted as part of discussions on Resolution 18-266, which urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii State Department of Health to reject the approval of a single wall tank upgrade alternative option for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and to reject the conclusions presented in the Groundwater Protection and Evaluation Considerations for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Report dated July 27, 2018

• Watch the January 23, 2019 meeting on damand via Honolulu City Council TV, or
• Use the video player below (begins at 0:10:27; ends at 0:32:51).
  • Presentation: BWS Briefing to the City Council Public Infrastructure Committee (01/23/19)

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Get Involved

Help to keep our groundwater aquifers and environment safe now and into the future by contacting your elected officials and the Red Hill project coordinators:

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