Source: https://www.aboutlawsuits.com/, February 12, 2025
By: Michael Adams

Federal officials have determined that because of the Navy’s mismanagement of chemicals and leaks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, a drinking water reservoir near Honolulu, Hawaii was repeatedly contaminated with petroleum jet fuel and firefighting foam.

Located near the Pearl Harbor Memorial in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility was designed to hold up to 250 million gallons of fuel to help support U.S. military operations across the Pacific. However, the facility is designed in such a way that its storage tanks are located in close proximity to the Southern Oʻahu Basal Aquifer, which is the primary source of drinking water for more than 400,000 people. Read more.