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...The Navy probe of the water crisis examined two spills at the Red Hill facility in 2021: One on May 6 and the second on Nov. 20.
Investigators said the May 6 spill was caused by a failure to follow the required procedure for fuel transfer.
The Navy said the spill was initially believed to involve only a small release, but actually included more than 20,000 gallons ― most of which drained into a retention line where it sat for over six months.
In a particularly eyebrow-raising portion of the report, investigators found that the commander of Navy Region Hawaii first learned about the May 6 spill after receiving an email seeking more information from Hawaii News Now.
The situation ballooned into a crisis on Nov. 20, when a trolley struck the pipe where the fuel from the May 6 had settled.
“The team that’s there is inadequately trained to respond and doesn’t have the type of equipment to pick up fuel,” Papparo said.
While much of the fuel was recovered, more than 5,000 gallons was “unaccounted for” ― and believed to have seeped through concrete flooring at the facility into the Navy water system that serves 90,000 people on Oahu, mostly military families.
Shortly after the Nov. 20 incident, people reported getting sick after drinking or using the water.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
That is a nightmare. There was an inadequate response from the get go.
Investigators said the May 6 spill was caused by a failure to follow the required procedure for fuel transfer.
The Navy said the spill was initially believed to involve only a small release, but actually included more than 20,000 gallons ― most of which drained into a retention line where it sat for over six months.
In a particularly eyebrow-raising portion of the report, investigators found that the commander of Navy Region Hawaii first learned about the May 6 spill after receiving an email seeking more information from Hawaii News Now.
The situation ballooned into a crisis on Nov. 20, when a trolley struck the pipe where the fuel from the May 6 had settled.
“The team that’s there is inadequately trained to respond and doesn’t have the type of equipment to pick up fuel,” Papparo said.
While much of the fuel was recovered, more than 5,000 gallons was “unaccounted for” ― and believed to have seeped through concrete flooring at the facility into the Navy water system that serves 90,000 people on Oahu, mostly military families.
Shortly after the Nov. 20 incident, people reported getting sick after drinking or using the water.
Navy probe: ‘Cascading,’ preventable failures caused water crisis that sickened thousands
The report outlines an embarrassing series of missteps and failures that led to contamination of the Navy’s water system.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
That is a nightmare. There was an inadequate response from the get go.
