11 August 2022 The Department of the Navy and the State of Hawaii Advance Efforts to Ensure Water Safety & Security Recent cooperative agreements aim to improve water testing and fund restoration activities to improve water quality and availability.
28 July 2022 Navy installs new groundwater monitoring wells around Red Hill JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - In the ongoing effort to ensure water safety at Red Hill and the surrounding area, the Navy has installed two of 10 new planned groundwater monitoring wells near the location of the Nov. 20, 2021, fuel spill at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
01 July 2022 U.S. INDOPACOM announces establishment of Joint Task Force Red Hill CAMP H.M. SMITH, Hawaii – Adm. John C. Aquilino, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, announced the establishment of Joint Task Force Red Hill (JTF Red Hill) on June 30.The Secretary of Defense directed the standup of JTF Red Hill. Once on-site in Hawaii, the JTF Commander’s sole responsibility
07 March 2022 Statement by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on the Closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility The Department of the Navy fully supports Secretary Austin's decision to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill Bulk Storage Fuel Storage Facility.
07 March 2022 Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility After close consultation with senior civilian and military leaders, I have decided to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill bulk fuel storage facility in Hawaii.
25 February 2022 Hale Moku, Hokulani (Zone D1) Data Publicly Released, Data Package Submitted to Hawaii Department of Health JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Interagency Drinking Water System Team (IDWST), which is composed of representatives from the Navy, Army, Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, submitted test results and other operational information for Zone D1,
19 February 2022 Hickam Housing Areas (Zone D2) Flushing Exceedances JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The U.S. Navy sampled drinking water after flushing at Hickam Communities, including Hale Na Koa, Officer Field Area, and Onizuka Village (Zone D2) and found two exceedances of Incident Specific Parameters (ISPs) set by the Hawaii Department of Health
18 February 2022 Home Flushing Drinking Water Data Released for Pearl City Peninsula (Zone A1) JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – The Interagency Drinking Water System Team (IDWST) released post home and non-residential building flushing data for Pearl City Peninsula (Zone A1) on the https://jbphh-safewaters.org website today.A summary of the laboratory testing results for Zone A1 can
08 December 2021 Secretary of the Navy Pauses Operations to Address Water Issues at Red Hill WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro directed the pause of all operations at the Red Hill Underground Storage Tanks until the completion of an ongoing Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet-led investigation into the source of petroleum products affecting the water system.
29 November 2021 U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Orders Red Hill Investigation PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, ordered a command investigation into the Nov. 20, 2021, recovery of about 14,000 gallons of a water-and-fuel mixture from a fire suppression drain line, located about ¼ mile downhill of the fuel tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel