Pentagon to permanently shut down leaking Red Hill fuel tank facility..

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https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-03-07/pentagon-to-permanently-shut-down-leaking-red-hill-fuel-tank-facility

The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy's massive Red Hill fuel tank facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water, and will remove all the fuel, The Associated Press has learned.

This is great news...!!

Nearly 6,000 people, mostly those living in military housing at or near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam were sickened, seeking treatment for nausea, headaches, rashes and other ailments. And 4,000 military families were forced out of their homes and are in hotels.

The military, which has relied in part on fuel from the Hawaiʻi tanks, will now move to a more dispersed fueling system for military ships and aircraft in the Indo-Pacific. Based on the new assessment, the expanded system will be more cost-effective and provide greater security by spreading the fuel supply more broadly across the region, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a decision not yet made public.

This new plan will be a win for the military, but especially for the residents of greater Honolulu.. I hope this is happens soon.. no more stalling on the Navy's part...