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Navy Agrees to Upgrade Red Hill Fuel Storage Tanks

June 14, 2015

June 1, 2015·By Anita Hofschneider (Civil Beat)

The U.S. military plans to upgrade the Red Hill underground fuel storage tanks over the next 20 years as part of a new agreement with the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Health.

The underground storage tanks, which can hold 250 million gallons of fuel, leaked 27,000 gallons in January 2014, raising concerns about potential contamination of Oahu’s water supply. The spill was the latest of dozens of leaks over 70 years.

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