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Recovery of Costs Related to Red Hill Releases of Fuel
Draft Environmental Assessment for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF)
Department of Defense Inspector General Reports
- 11/14/2024: BWS Letter: Response to the DoD OIG Reports on Red Hill
- 11/14/2024: Press Release: The DoD OIG Releases Reports and Management Advisory on Hawaii’s Red Hill Fuel Incidents
- 11/08/2024: Website: Management Advisory: Concerns with the Navy’s Handling of Incidents Involving Aqueous Film-Forming Foam at Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (Report No. DODIG-2025-013)
- 11/08/2024: PDF: Report No. DODIG-2025-013
- 11/08/2024: Website: Evaluation of DoD Actions Related to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility’s Contamination of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam Community Water System (Report No. DODIG-2025-012)
- 11/08/2024: PDF: Report No. DODIG-2025-012
- 11/08/2024: Website: Evaluation of the Operation, Maintenance, Safety, and Oversight of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (Report No. DODIG-2025-011)
- 11/08/2024: PDF: Report No. DODIG-2025-011
2024 Correspondence between BWS, DOD, EPA & DOH
- 11/12/2024: BWS letter to EPA & DOH response letter dated 10-17-2024
- 10/28/2024: BWS letter to EPA & DOH requesting unredacted information related to environmental conditions in the vicinity of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility
- 10/17/2024: EPA & DOH response letter to BWS on a range of topics related to the Navy’s closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility and operation of the JBPHH drinking water system
- 09/26/2024: BWS Letter to DOH providing comments on Navy presentation to CRWM
- 09/24/2024: BWS Letter to DoD & Navy regarding past requests for information related to Red Hill
- 09/23/2024: BWS Letter to Navy discussing a comprehensive Groundwater Flow Model
- 04/24/2024: BWS Letter to DOH on Navy Reopening Aiea-Halawa Shaft
- 03/08/2024: BWS Letter to EPA and DOH on Additional PFAS Testing
- 03/01/2024: EPA and DOH letter requesting more PFAS sampling
- 02/12/2024: BWS Letter to the Secretary of Defense requesting information related to Red Hill
- 02/12/2024: BWS Response to EPA and DOH declining to attend Board of Directors meeting
- 01/23/2024: EPA and DOH letter declining invitation to February 2024 Board of Directors' meeting
Navy Swarm Team Technical Meeting with the BWS
A technical meeting between the Navy Swarm Team and the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) was held on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, to discuss comments and recommendations by BWS on the Navy's Swarm Team Technical Memo, which was released to the public on April 25, 2024. See related links below:
Updated Navy Groundwater Model Reports for the RHBFSF
Aqueous Film Forming Foam & Perfluoroalkyl & Polyfluoroakyl Substances
Red Hill Subject Matter Expert Quarterly Meeting
The Board of Water Supply is participating in the Red Hill Subject Matter Expert Quarterly Meeting being held on Wednesday, November 13, 2024. This virtual workshop will be an introduction to the Navy's September 2024 submittal of their Red Hill models. The following modeling documents have been made available to the public through the EPA's Red Hill website for materials related to the 2023 consent order.
- 09/26/2024: NAVFAC Groundwater Model Report (REDACTED): Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (pdf) (98.17 MB)
- 06/26/2023: NAVFAC Contaminant Fate and Transport Model Technical Memorandum: Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (pdf) (84.26 MB)
- 05/17/2023: NAVFAC Groundwater Flow Model Technical Memorandum (REDACTED): Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (pdf) (115.6 MB)
BWS Letters Regarding Lead Detections at JBPHH
Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons Detected at Aiea Wells
- 09/23/2024: BWS response to EPA & DOH Request for Information regarding PAH detection at Aiea Wells (to view this PDF Portfolio of four documents, right-click and SAVE the file)
- 09/04/2024: Honolulu City Council Resolution asking for weekly testing of samples submitted to a qualified third-party laboratory
- 08/21/2024: Letter from BWS to the EPA, DOH & Navy requesting weekly sampling and analysis of Navy Monitoring Wells and Production Wells
- 08/09/2024: Letter from EPA & DOH to BWS regarding PAH detection at Aiea Wells
- 07/08/2024: BWS Letter to EPA & DOH regarding PAH detection at Aiea Wells
60 Minutes Report: The Potential Threat to Honolulu's Water Supply Lurking Underground
BWS Manager and Chief Engineer Ernest Lau appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss fuel contamination at Red HIll. Watch the video and read the CBS News report.
Review of Navy's Technical Memo of Elevated TPH Levels in the JBPHH Water System
- 07/12/2024: Report by Paul C. Winkler, Ph.D.
- 07/05/2024: Technical Review by Analytical Quality Associates, Inc (AQA)
- 08/26/2024: AQA Presentation at August 26, 2024 BWS Board Meeting
- 08/26/2024: BWS Presentation at August 26, 2024 BWS Board Meeting
- Swarm Team Navy Technical Memorandum and Cover Letter
- 05/22/2024: DOH News Releases on Findings of Independent Forensic Investigation of Navy Water System
Draft Environmental Action Levels for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Navy Reports on Red Hill-Related Medical Findings at JBPHH
- 04/26/2024: News Release from the Navy Medicine & Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- 04/24/2024: Technical Memorandum from the JBPHH Interagency Team
- 08/2023: Behavioral & Neurodevelopmental Health Medical Encounters Report Update from the Red Hill Medical Review
- 08/2023: Medical Encounters Report Update from the Red Hill Medical Review
- 06/2023: Exposure Assessment from the Hawaii Department of Health
- 06/2023: Technical Memorandum from the Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center
2023 EPA Consent Order
Updated: 11/04/2025