Navy's Red Hill tank ventilation rattles some residents
The Navy has begun tank ventilation and air quality monitoring at the Red Hill fuel storage facility.
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The Navy has begun tank ventilation and air quality monitoring at the Red Hill fuel storage facility.
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More than 100 million gallons of fuel have been drained from the Navy Red Hill underground fuel facility, but residual fumes could still pose a risk to workers and neighboring communities. Kathleen Ho, the deputy environmental director for the state Department of Health, said health officials raised those concerns with the Navy.
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The Board of Water Supply began drilling a new monitoring well in Halawa Valley this week that will help determine how much contamination there is in the aquifer from the Red Hill fuel leak.