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News Releases
See 2022 news releases and media advisories from the Board of Water Supply.
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BWS Comments on the 2023 Consent Order for Red Hill
News Release: The Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) continues to review the draft administrative consent order between the U.S. EPA, the United States Department of the Navy (Navy), and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which was recently released for public comment (the “2023 Consent Order”).
READ MORE > BWS Comments on the 2023 Consent Order for Red Hill
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BWS Detects Petroleum Contamination in BWS Monitoring Well
News Release: The Board of Water Supply has detected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a groundwater monitoring well located in Moanalua Valley. PAHs are a class of chemicals that occur naturally in coal, crude oil, and gasoline.
READ MORE > BWS Detects Petroleum Contamination in BWS Monitoring Well
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BWS Statement on Navy's Investigative Report on Red Hill Fuel Contamination and Red Hill Defueling Report
News Release: The Board of Water Supply (BWS) is cautiously optimistic regarding today’s announcement by the Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby that the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will be permanently shut down.
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BWS Has Successful Sale of Bonds
News Release: On Tuesday, March 8, 2022, the Board of Water Supply (BWS) successfully sold $135,260,000 of Water System Revenue Bonds. Proceeds from the bonds will be used to finance new projects, conduct repair and maintenance of the water system, and to refinance outstanding debt.
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BWS Cautiously Optimistic on Pentagon Announcement on Red Hill Shut Down
News Release: The Board of Water Supply (BWS) is cautiously optimistic regarding today’s announcement by the Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby that the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility will be permanently shut down.
READ MORE > BWS Cautiously Optimistic on Pentagon Announcement on Red Hill Shut Down
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Notice of Potential Funding
News Release: The Honolulu Board of Water Supply expects to issue tax-exempt and taxable Water System Revenue Bonds (the “Bonds”) to finance approximately $130.1 million for new money purposes and to advance refund outstanding Water System Revenue Bonds.
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BWS Disappointed With Navy’s Decision to Appeal Department of Health’s Emergency Order
News Release: The Board of Water Supply (BWS) is extremely disappointed with the U.S. Navy decision to appeal the Department of Health’s emergency order to defuel the Red Hill underground storage tanks.
READ MORE > BWS Disappointed With Navy’s Decision to Appeal Department of Health’s Emergency Order
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BWS Assures Waiawa and Pearl City Residents on Safety of their Water
News Release: The Board of Water Supply (BWS) wishes to assure its customers that water in the Waiawa and Pearl City communities is safe to drink and has no detection of petroleum.
READ MORE > BWS Assures Waiawa and Pearl City Residents on Safety of their Water
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BWS Supports Decision by the Department of Health Deputy Director on Upholding the State’s Emergency Order Regarding Red Hill
News Release: The Board of Water Supply commends the Department of Health for upholding in its entirety the Emergency Order requiring the Navy to immediately suspend fuel storage operations at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, expeditiously install a drinking water treatment system at the Navy’s Red Hill Shaft drinking water well, and promptly take action to defuel the Red Hill underground storage tanks.
Updated: 12/23/2022