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The Army issued an order allowing 135 families in the Red Hill neighborhood to return to their homes after the state Department of Health declared that area's water safe to drink. Army Col. William "Scott" Gallaway spoke to The Conversation about the work underway to take care of military families.
The state Department of Health Monday declared tap water safe to drink at the Red Hill Housing military community on Oʻahu. As HPR’s Scott Kim reports, while only 10% of the homes were tested for fuel contamination, the state will conduct ongoing sampling to ensure the safety of the water.
Multiple Navy admirals are set to testify publicly Wednesday about the status of a jet fuel leak from the Navy’s Red Hill reserve that’s believed to have contaminated the water in up to 93,000 homes of mostly military families just outside of Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu.