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Honolulu, hi, USA

Water Supply Contamination, Oahu, Hi · NOAAORR-10400

issued
2021-12-21 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-01-04 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-01-04 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
21.371, -157.908
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Water Supply Contamination, Oahu, HI.
Honolulu, HI, USA.
1. On December 21, NCEH/ATSDR contacted the NOAA SSC for the Pacific Islands, on behalf of the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), for potential technical support related to an ongoing Navy water supply contamination event on Oahu, Hawaii. In late November, residents of U.S. Navy’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) on Oahu, Hawaii began reporting fuel-like odors and taste in tap water. The Navy operates its nearby Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, which has had historic and recent releases of fuel. The Red Hill fuel storage tanks are located 100 feet above a groundwater aquifer that provides a significant portion of the water supply for the Island of Oahu. The Navy has shut down a well in the Red Hill water system after a sample collected there confirmed the presence of fuel-related contaminants. The Hawaii DOH has issued a public advisory that Navy water system consumers not drink [...]
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 21.371N 157.908W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10400: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10400

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