Work has been underway for over a month to repack lines into Red Hill’s fuel tanks so that the defueling process of just over 100 million gallons of fuel can begin on Oct. 16.

Joint Task Force-Red Hill included the new timeline in a supplementary plan filed with the EPA. The agency said defueling will kick off Oct. 16 and focus on 104 million gallons of fuel in the tanks.

The commander charged with overseeing the defueling of the Red Hill underground facility said he’s “absolutely committed” to safely emptying the fuel tanks as q. By HNN Staff.

The task force assigned to defuel the Red Hill depot in Hawaii that leaked thousands of gallons of jet fuel into the surrounding area in 2021 said Tuesday that it had drained 3.5 million gallons ...

Fuels director, LCDR Shannon Bencs walks a portion of the 7 miles of tunnels of the Red Hill Underground Fuel Storage Facility on July 17, 2020. US Navy Photo.

U.S. Navy Vice Adm. John Wade, the commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH), delivers remarks during a planning meeting at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Nov. 28, 2023.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2023. Seventeen of more than 7,500 cases pertaining to the 2021 Red Hill water crisis have been awarded damages in which the government is ordered to pay $682,258 to the plaintiffs.

The Red Hill facility, built underground during World War II to protect it from enemy attacks, sits just 100 feet above a critical aquifer most of Honolulu relies on for fresh water.

Following several accidents at the Red Hill facility, including a spill in May 2021 of 20,000 gallons of jet fuel that precipitated the November spill, ...

HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV4)--In a new court filing this week, families and concerned citizens make new allegations against the military regarding the Red Hill water crisis. They say the government ...

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