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Water in the reservoir would have fed the firefighting equipment and helped the pump stations push water to the storage tanks. But the reservoir "wouldn't have lasted forever and would not have ...
The crisis began in November 2021 when jet fuel from the Navy's underground Red Hill fuel storage facility tainted the Navy's Oahu water system, which serves 93,000 people including service ...
The military agreed to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill sparked an outcry in Hawaii and concerns about the threat the tanks posed to Honolulu's water supply. The tanks sit above an aquifer ...
This water system distributes water collected from three water sources, one of which is approximately 2,600 feet (790 meters) from the storage tanks at the Red Hill facility. [ 18 ] The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) is the municipal water utility for the island of Oʻahu, and is an agency of the City and County of Honolulu . [ 24 ]
In December 2013, contractors completed a three-year, scheduled, routine maintenance upgrade on tank 5 at Red Hill. This work included cleaning, inspecting, and repairing anomalies. At the conclusion of the overhaul in January 2014, the Navy initiated a Return to Service evolution, refilling the tank with jet fuel (JP-8).
During the day, production was discontinued, and staff prepared the facility for Harvey's arrival, securing loose materials, moving portable equipment that could be damaged by flooding, preparing storm equipment, such as an off-road forklift, ensuring fuel tanks were filled and reducing waste water levels in expectation of the significant rain.
A proposed fuel farm has sparked concerns about public safety and water pollution as it would be near homes, schools, churches, campgrounds, waterways and nature preserves west of Fort Pierce ...
December 18 – A 30-inch gas pipeline exploded and burned at a gas processing plant in Gibson, Louisiana. One plant worker was injured. [198] December 28 – A crew was working an 8 inch gas pipeline to a 20 inch pipeline, near Bay City, Texas, when there was an explosion. Two persons of the crew were killed, and, four others injured. [199]