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Ongoing issues:
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Last updated August 24, 2023 |
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November 29, 2022 AFFF Release (HEER Incident Case No. 20221129-1438)
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DOH Emergency Order – Defueling Phase (of the Closure Plan)
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- In accordance with the May 6, 2022 Emergency Order, DOH continues to review submissions for the Navy’s Defueling Phase of the Closure Plan. Click here to view the Emergency Order.
- DOH conditionally approved the first phase of the Navy’s Defueling Plan, unpacking. JTF-RH finished unpacking 1,058,187 gallons of fuel on November 3, 2022.
- The next phase of the Navy’s Defueling Plan is repairs. Navy submitted a list of 253 repairs and enhancements to be completed before defueling. On January 13, 2023, DOH conditionally approved two proposals in the Repair/Enhancement List that could shorten the defueling timeline by three months. Click here to view DOH’s conditional approval letter. Additional DOH comments on the Repair/Enhancement List are under “Orders, Plans, and DOH Letters” below this table.
- A third-party quality validator is reviewing all repairs to ensure they are done correctly. DOH conditionally approved Navy’s Third-Party Quality Validation (QV) Plan on January 27, 2023. Click to view Navy’s Third-Party QV Plan and DOH’s conditional approval of the Third-Party QV Plan.
- DOH is reviewing JTF-RH’s QV reports as they are submitted. Click to view DOH’s conditional approvals:
- Click to view JTF-RH’s QV reports:
- Click here to view the JTF’s latest defueling schedule.
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DOH Emergency Order – Closure Phase (of the Closure Plan)
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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.
- Drinking water testing results were from samples collected from November 31, 2021 through December 21, 2021 are available here. These samples were collected in response to water quality complaints and were analyzed by the DOH, State Laboratory Division.
- 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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- 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.
- For current TPH environmental action levels (EALs) applicable to JBPHH drinking water and Red Hill Shaft groundwater, view DOH’s April 2022 technical memo. Additional info is available on DOH’s EAL webpage.
- On February 2, 2023, DOH published a technical memo estimating the nature and magnitude of contaminants in groundwater in the immediate vicinity of Red Hill Shaft. Click here to view the memo.
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| Red Hill Shaft Filtration and Discharge into Halawa Stream
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- 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 impacts.
- The latest data received from the Navy shows no detections of TPH from GAC discharge and no impacts to Halawa Stream.
- Download the latest compliance reports here.
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JBPHH November 2021 JP-5 Exposure Assessment (last updated August 14, 2023)
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- Overview of Exposure Assessment (recorded YouTube presentation)
- Please refer to page 2 of the report PDF for a summary of updates.
- This report summarizes exposure of JBPHH residents to JP-5 jet fuel following the November 20, 2021 release from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The report uses the best available information to model and estimate exposure concentrations in a threefold approach:
- Provide a summary of key contaminants of potential concern (COPCs) associated with contamination of the JBPHH drinking water system with JP-5 jet fuel in November 2021;
- Provide an estimate of Reasonable Maximum Exposure (RME) concentrations associated with the COPCs at and leading up to the peak of contamination within the system;
- Provide information regarding the estimated duration of exposure; and
- Identify compounds that could have posed potential health risks.
- Exposure Assessment
- ATT #3 Red Hill Lab Report
- ATT #4 Water-Fuel Experiment Lab Report
- ATT #9 Lab Reports (ZIP)
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