About Department of Health

Ongoing issues:

DOH Emergency Order

• The Navy indicated that unpacking maneuvers will begin in the next couple of weeks. Removing existing fuel from the Red Hill pipelines will allow the Navy to begin critical repairs to facilitate safe refueling.
• The Navy must seek DOH approval on a repair plan and defueling plan before those phases can move forward.

DOH is requiring the Navy to take the following additional steps to prevent or to respond to a spill:

• Completion of a site visit to inspect repairs and systems installed to divert and recover fuel in the event of a spill;
• Completion of personnel training to ensure full and consistent understanding of unpacking;
• Incorporation of DOH’s comments into release response plan procedures;
• Protecting preferential pathways to the drinking water aquifer;
• Requiring the Navy to stage additional staff and equipment on site that can be used to divert or recover fuel.

Long-Term Monitoring of Navy Drinking Water System

• 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.
• 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

Aquifer Monitoring and Recovery

• Monitoring wells beneath the Red Hill tanks continue to show intermittent elevated levels of fuel contaminants since the May and November 2021 fuel releases.
• Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) concentrations at the Red Hill tank farm appear to be declining at most wells.
• Click here to view latest data posted on June 15.

• DOH continues to enforce its NPDES permit on the Navy’s granular activated carbon (GAC) water filtration system from Red Hill Shaft and discharge into Halawa Stream.
• The Navy is required to provide monthly reports on contaminant testing and stream inspections. DOH carefully evaluates the reports for a number of contaminants and environmental impact.
• The latest data DOH received from the Navy showed non-detect for TPH from the GAC discharge and no impact from stream inspections.
  • Click here to view Red Hill Shaft Weekly Operations Reports
  • Click here to view Halawa Stream Monitoring Data Sheets