Red Hill Water Information
To protect public health and the environment for all of Hawai‘i, DOH provides this page with information about the defueling, monitoring and remediation of the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
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Ongoing issues:
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Last updated February 7, 2023 |
AFFF HEER Incident Case No. 20221129-1438
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DOH Emergency Order
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- In accordance with the May 6, 2022 Emergency Order, DOH continues to review the Navy’s Defueling Plan and Closure Plan submissions, as they are received. Click here to view the Emergency Order.
- DOH conditionally approved the first phase of the Navy’s Defueling Plan, unpacking. Navy finished unpacking 1,058,187 gallons of fuel on November 3, 2022.
- On January 13, 2023 DOH conditionally approved two proposals in JTF-RH’s Defueling Consolidated Repair/Enhancement List that could potentially shorten the defueling timeline by three months. Click here to view DOH’s conditional approval letter.
- On January 11, 2023, DOH commented on the Navy’s Closure Plan. Click to view the Navy’s Closure Plan and DOH’s comment letter.
- DOH is reviewing Navy’s third-party Closure Plan Analysis of Alternatives, submitted on December 22, 2022. Click here to view the submission.
- Click here to view the Navy’s latest defueling schedule.
- Click here to view a condensed timeline of DOH’s defueling oversight.
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Long-Term Monitoring of Navy Drinking Water System
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- DOH continues to oversee the Navy’s long-term drinking water monitoring plan, which requires two years of monitoring of homes, schools, childcare facilities, and other buildings on the Navy water system.
- For test results within the JBPHH and AMR Distribution, please visit the Navy’s Safe Waters website.
- The Navy water system call center remains open for any concerns regarding customer water quality. Contact the Navy at:
- (808) 449-1979
- (808) 448-3262
- (808) 448-2557
- (808) 448-2570
- (808) 448-2583
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Aquifer Monitoring and Recovery
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Red Hill Shaft Filtration and Discharge into Halawa Stream
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News Releases
January 27, 2023 | DOH releases soil data from AFFF release at Red Hill
January 17, 2023 | DOH to participate in Red Hill open house
December 2, 2022 | Red Hill AFFF fire suppressant spill – Dec. 2 update
November 30, 2022 | Red Hill AFFF fire suppressant spill – Nov. 30 update
November 29, 2022 | DOH investigating Red Hill AFFF fire suppressant spill
October 7, 2022 | DOH conditionally approves first phase of Red Hill refueling
September 7, 2022 | DOH releases updated Red Hill defueling plan
September 2, 2022 | Navy water system users encouraged to participate in follow-up health impact survey
July 26, 2022 | DOH disapproves DOD’s Red Hill defueling plan
June 30, 2022 | DOH releases Red Hill defueling plan, command investigation
June 29, 2022 | DOH Red Hill Status Report #4
May 27, 2022 | DOH: Contractor’s report on Red Hill defueling outlines extensive, critical repairs
May 26, 2022 | DOH, CDC/ATSDR Red Hill survey results assess health effects of contamination
May 19, 2022 | DOH Red Hill Status Report #3
May 9, 2022 | Navy waives right to contest DOH Red Hill Emergency Order
May 4, 2022 | DOH Red Hill Status Report #2
April 22, 2022 | DOH statement on Navy’s dismissal of Red Hill appeals
April 20, 2022 | DOH Red Hill Status Report #1
April 1, 2022 | DOH investigating Red Hill release of fuel and water mixture
March 18, 2022 | DOH declares four Navy drinking water distribution system zones safe
March 13, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zones A3 & D2 safe
March 11, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zones F1, F2, H2 & H3 safe
March 8, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zones D4 & E1 safe
March 7, 2022 | Statement on Department of Defense decision to defuel and permanently close Red Hill fuel storage facility
March 3, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zones B1, G1, H1 safe
March 1, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zones A2, D1, Manana Housing safe
February 28, 2022 | Navy in non-compliance with DOH Red Hill Emergency Order
February 23, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zone A1 safe
February 14, 2022 | DOH declares Navy drinking water distribution system Zone I1 safe
February 2, 2022 | DOH statement on Navy appeal of Red Hill emergency order
January 31, 2022 | DOH statement on Navy’s intent to appeal Red Hill emergency order
January 27, 2022 | DOH grants permit to Navy to remove fuel contamination from Red Hill Shaft
January 25, 2022 | DOH releases updated Red Hill groundwater monitoring results
January 14, 2022 | DOH releases validated result of December Aliamanu Military Reservation system flush
January 11, 2022 | DOH/CDC Health survey expanded to include all Navy Water System users
January 4, 2022 | Survey of civilians affected by Navy water system contamination to begin Jan. 4
January 3, 2022 | DOH Upholds Hearings Officer’s Recommendation on Red Hill Emergency Order
December 17, 2021 | Hawai‘i DOH, Navy, Army, and EPA establish Interagency Drinking Water System Team, sign water sampling plan
December 16, 2021 | Red Hill emergency order evidentiary hearing scheduled for Monday
December 15, 2021 | Hawai‘i Department of Health releases 27 new Navy Water System test results
December 10, 2021 | Hawai’i Department of Health confirms high levels of petroleum contamination in Navy’s Red Hill Shaft
December 8, 2021 | Petroleum contamination reported in Navy’s Aiea Halawa shaft
December 7, 2021 | Hawai‘i Department of Health orders Navy to suspend operations
December 3, 2021 | DOH receives initial results from Navy water system tests
December 1, 2021 | Preliminary results detect petroleum product in Navy water system
November 30, 2021 | Hawai‘i Department of Health advises Navy water system consumers not to drink, consume tap water
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Test Results
Click on a location below to view laboratory reports of DOH-collected samples related to the Navy water system incident. Samples were collected by DOH and analyzed by Eurofins Scientific in California.
Location(s) Sampled
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Result (Petroleum Product Detected or Not Detected) |
Date of Collection |
Red Hill Water Supply Distribution System |
Detected |
November 24, 2021 |
Nimitz Elementary School and Pearl Harbor Elementary School |
Not Detected |
November 29, 2021 |
Aliamanu Child Development Center |
Detected |
December 3, 2021 |
Eagle Circle and Milo Lane Residences |
Detected |
December 3, 2021 |
Red Hill Shaft and Upper Storage Tank |
Detected |
December 5, 2021 |
Dovekie Avenue site: 974572 |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Halawa Correctional Facility |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Birch Circle |
Not Detected |
December 8, 2021 |
Bittern Avenue |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
106th Street site: 974576 |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Navy’s Aiea Halawa Shaft |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Navy’s Halawa Storage Tank |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Iroquois Point Elementary School |
Not Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
Navy’s Waiawa Shaft |
Not Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
McGrew site: 974257 |
Not Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
McGrew site: 974256 |
Not Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
Birch |
Not Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
106th Street site: 974577 |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Iroquois Avenue site: 974579 |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
McGrew Loop site: 974587 |
Not Detected |
December 8, 2021 |
Octopus Lane |
Not Detected |
December 8, 2021 |
Mokupea Place |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
3rd Street |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Ibis Avenue |
Not Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Honu Loop |
Not Detected |
December 8, 2021 |
Hekau Street site: 974580 |
Not Detected |
December 8, 2021 |
McGrew Loop site: 974586 |
Detected |
December 8, 2021 |
Edgewater Drive |
Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Dovekie Avenue site: 974583 |
Detected |
December 9, 2021 |
Hekau Street site: 974259 |
Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
Iroquois Avenue site: 974253 |
Detected |
December 7, 2021 |
Drinking Water Distribution System Recovery Plan Zone H2 |
Detected |
December 26, 2021 |
Health Impact Survey
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) conducted a follow-up survey in September 2022 to learn more about the experience of people affected by the petroleum contamination in the U.S. Navy’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam drinking water system.
View Follow-Up Survey Results
The initial Assessment of Chemical Exposure health impact survey conducted in January and February 2022 had over 2,200 participants. People submitted 2,289 survey responses.
View Initial Survey Results
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Still experiencing issues with your water? Please report issues here or contact DOH’s Safe Water Drinking Branch at (808) 586-4258 or [email protected].
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