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Families Demand Answers After Navy Water Main Breaks Near Pearl Harbor

(October/ Civil Beat) The Navy urged residents to conserve water after a fourth water main break occurred on its system Monday, adding to the list of problems for some 93,000 people near Pearl Harbor who faced a fuel contamination crisis last year.

Military officials said people should continue to boil water for drinking and cooking as a precaution against bacteria until the system is deemed safe.

“My main concern is the sediment and bacteria,” Navy Capt. Mark Sohaney, the commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, said at a news conference.

US Navy Capt. Mark Suhaney speaks to media about the recent water main breaks that happened recently.
Navy Capt. Mark Sohaney said the water lines remain under a boil advisory and urged residents to conserve water. Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

The previous three water main breaks occurred Friday, prompting the Navy to order residents to boil their water and forcing the closure of child development centers, gyms and other facilities.

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The lawsuit over Hawaii’s Red Hill water contamination crisis has drawn in more than 100 new plaintiffs

(Nov 2020) CNN — More than 100 new plaintiffs affected by water contamination at Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii have been included in a lawsuit against the United States government.

The lawsuit was originally filed earlier this year with the US District Court for the District of Hawaii, and included the names of 10 plaintiffs.

The most recent update to the document, which was filed on Thursday, includes the name of more than 100 new plaintiffs, including civilians, who claim they suffered physically, emotionally and financially after a series of failures last November resulted in a fuel leak at the facility.

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