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Navy's scathing investigation of Red Hill fuel spill leads to widespread community distrust [1]
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Date: 2022-07-05
It took until Dec. 9 for officials to confirm fuel had indeed leaked from the cracked PVC pipe and all senior leaders were essentially left in the dark about that possibility until well after the fact. Needless to say, none of this has inspired confidence in the military to clean up its own mess. The investigation into the water crisis has led to probes being launched at 57 facilities across the planet. Some service members or workers who were found to be at fault in this situation will be facing disciplinary action, according to the Navy, but it’s unclear what that entails. It could also be quite some time before a defueling plan is truly finalized. The Defense Department acknowledged that its plan won’t receive the necessary Hawaii Health Department approval it needs until it gives the agency “an updated plan incorporating all relevant supplemental information and providing fidelity on its milestones and overall timelines,” and boy will that goal take some time to meet.
Much work must be done at Red Hill, even before the Navy can begin to remove the millions of gallons of fuel its 20 tanks store underground. Pipelines must be repaired, lines must be unpacked, and personnel must be properly trained and educated on best practices to ensure that even more disasters aren’t in the Navy’s future. Up until the November leak, the military apparently aware of how a spill like this could happen in the first place. Per the Navy’s investigation, personnel “had not anticipated a fuel spill in this area of the Red Hill tunnel system and were unaware of multiple pathways to the environment and aquifer from the area. Nevertheless, this knowledge gap is surprising and concerning given persistent scrutiny on the environmental risks associated with a major fuel spill at Red Hill.”
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