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Frequently Asked Questions About the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

    
  • About Red Hill
  • About the Fuel Releases
  • Frequently Asked Questions

Questions?

If you have questions about EPA’s work on Red Hill, please submit your questions via email to RedHill@epa.gov.

If you have questions about actions the Navy is taking to defuel Red Hill, enter your questions in the Contact Form at the bottom of the Joint Task Force-Red Hill webpage.

For any other matters, please reach out to the individuals listed on the contacts list.

On this page:
  • Drinking Water
  • Environmental Investigation and Remediation
  • Defueling and Closure
  • Enforcement
  • Aquifer Impacts

Drinking Water

  • Why is the Navy continuing to flush drinking water lines?

  • What scientific facts support the re-opening the Navy ʻAiea Halawa Shaft (NAHS)?

  • Why is the ʻAiea-Hālawa GAC-IX filter being proposed for removal after 9 quarters? What standards will be used to determine acceptable PFAS levels?

  • Has the Navy’s risk and resiliency assessment (after findings in both 2022 and 2024) been revised and reviewed? Is the assessment available to the public?

  • Have water system operator SOPs been developed and submitted/approved in order to protect water system consumers as required by the EPA?

  • Is it safe to restart a drinking water shaft in this area when scientists are still working to understand groundwater flow under Red Hill?

  • When will the Navy complete the 2023 ACO requirement to inspect, maintain, and clean the Join Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam public water system water storage tanks?

Environmental Investigation and Remediation

  • Is there a remediation standard the Navy must comply with?

  • Is the Navy required to investigate and remediate all confirmed releases from the Red Hill Facility, even those before the 2021 JP-5 releases?

  • Will remedial options besides natural attenuation be considered?

  • Is the Navy currently considering any active remediation technologies?

  • Where is the Navy required to sample for historical releases during site assessment?

  • What data governance practices are in place to avoid irregularities and to build trust in the data?

  • Has potential contamination from the Oily Waste Disposal Facility been characterized?

Defueling and Closure

  • Are there any concerns about the potential environmental impacts of foams and coatings the Navy is proposing to use in the pipelines and tanks for closure?

Enforcement

  • Why wasn’t the public consulted when drafting the 2023 Order?

Aquifer Impacts

  • How does EPA know that Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) detections at ʻAiea Wells are not related to any/all historic Red Hill fuel spills?

  • How far has contamination spread in the aquifer? Is it moving toward our drinking water?

Red Hill

  • About Red Hill
    • About the Fuel Releases
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility
    • Defueling Plan
    • Closure Plan
  • Drinking Water Quality
  • Environmental Investigation and Remediation
    • Groundwater Results Application
    • 2015 Administrative Order
  • Inspections and Enforcement
    • 2023 Administrative Consent Order
      • Community Representation Initiative
    • 2015 Administrative Order
      • Parties to the Agreement
      • Investigation and Remediation
      • - Fuel Releases
      • - Groundwater Flow Patterns
      • - Groundwater Monitoring
      • Tank Infrastructure Improvements
      • - Corrosion and Metal Fatigue Practices
      • - Release Detection
      • - Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
      • - Tank Inspection, Repair and Maintenance
      • - Tank Upgrade Alternatives
      • Additional Documents
      • Remediation Roundtable
    • Drinking Water Quality
    • Spill Prevention and Underground Storage Inspections
    • Fire Suppressant (“AFFF”) Spill
    • Defueling Plan and Closure
  • Public Engagement
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    • Calendar of Events
    • Webinars
    • Community Representation Initiative (2023 Order)
    • Remediation Roundtable (2015 AOC)
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Last updated on January 28, 2026
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