The U.S. Navy suspends the use of a World War II-era fuel storage complex above a Hawaii aquifer that supplies nearly 20% of Honolulu’s drinking water.
The U.S. Navy says it is suspending use of a massive World War II-era fuel storage complex above a Hawaii aquifer that supplies nearly 20% of Honolulu’s drinking water — following days of complaints that tap water smells like fuel and has sickened some people.
A water sample returned last week showed the presence of petroleum in water that comes from a well near the underground fuel tank complex that has been theDel Toro said that officials were getting close to determining the cause of the problem and that when the investigation is completed and reviewed, the Navy will adopt water-safety precautions.
When asked if the Navy was considering permanently shutting down the fuel tank farm, Del Toro said all possibilities were being explored.Fuel from the tanks is used to power many U.S. military ships and planes that patrol the Pacific Ocean, but Del Toro said the cutoff’s impact on military operations would “have a very minimal effect, if any, at all right now.”The remains of a Stockton sailor, Petty Officer 1st Class Charles E. Hudson, who was killed at Pearl Harbor have been identified.
Rear Adm. Blake Converse, deputy commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, told reporters that the use of the tank farm was suspended Nov. 27. The Navy said it would flush clean water through the distribution system to clear residual petroleum products from the water. The process, along with testing, could take up to 10 days to make sure the water meets Environmental Protection Agency drinking standards.
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