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Del Toro is returning to Hawaii following his Dec. 8 direction to pause all operations at the Red Hill Underground Storage Tanks until the completion of a Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet-led investigation into the source of petroleum products affecting the water system.
Secretary Del Toro toured Red Hill again and received a detailed brief of the water system flushing, sampling, and remediation process from various members of the Interagency Drinking Water System Team (IDWST). The IDWST is a joint initiative where the U.S. Navy is working closely with the HDOH, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army to restore safe drinking water to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) housing communities and the recovery of the Red Hill water well through sampling and flushing. While touring Red Hill, Del Toro also observed the Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) water filtration system, which the Navy is using to flush and filter the Red Hill well.
In addition to holding a town hall with a dozen displaced and impacted families, Del Toro also visited an on-base Child Development Center and toured affected JBPHH neighborhoods, where he was able to talk and listen to civilian employees and other service members.
The Secretary also met separately with members of the U.S. Congressional delegation from Hawaii and Gov. David Ige to thank them for their engagement with the Department of Defense to remedy the situation and discuss ideas for further coordination.
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