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Residents in military housing in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam began reporting chemical contamination in their tap water near the end of November 2021, and the HawaiĘ»i Department of Health advised residents to stop using their tap water on November 29, 2021.
In March 2022, the Navy and the state Department of Health said they had successfully cleaned the contaminated water system, but many residents had doubts—and some were still reporting symptoms.
The wells are among those the BWS shut down and sealed off as a precaution after jet fuel from Red Hill contaminated the Navy’s Oahu water system, which serves 93, 000 people, in November 2021 ...
The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is a military fuel storage facility in Hawaii. Operated by the United States Navy, Red Hill supports U.S. military operations in the Pacific. [1] As of March 7, 2022, the Department of Defense announced the planned closure of the Red Hill facility, due to reduced military need and water contamination issues.
Three months after a catastrophic fuel leak, health problems persist for military families in Hawaii who consumed contaminated water.
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — Richelle Dietz, a mother of two and wife of a U.S. Navy chief petty officer, often thinks about water. The family, stationed in Honolulu, spends more than $120 a month on jugs of bottled water for drinking, cooking and cleaning, as well as showerhead and sink filters. Each night the children, ages ...
Naval Station Pearl Harbor is a United States naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.In 2010, as part of the recommendations of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) commission, the naval station was consolidated with the United States Air Force's Hickam Air Force Base to form Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam.
Dec. 5—The Halawa Shaft, one of Oahu's major sources of fresh drinking water, was permanently shut down following massive leaks of jet fuel at the Navy's Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage in 2021. The ...