ABOUT THE RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY
The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility is a military fuel storage facility in Hawaii. Operated by the United States Navy, Red Hill supports U.S. military operations from all branches of service in the Pacific. Red Hill is the Department of Defense's (DoD) largest underground fuel storage facility and was built to store up to 250 million gallons of fuel. It consists of 20 steel-lined underground storage tanks encased in concrete, and built into cavities that were mined inside of Red Hill. Each tank has a storage capacity of approximately 12.5 million gallons. The Red Hill tanks are connected to three gravity-fed pipelines that run 2.5 miles inside a tunnel to fueling piers at Pearl Harbor. Each of the 20 tanks at Red Hill measures 100 feet in diameter and is 250 feet in height. The tanks are located under a volcanic mountain ridge near Honolulu. It was declared a Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1995.
On March 7, 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced the decision to defuel and permanently close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. Since defueling the facility, the Department of Defense and Navy continue to work closely with the Hawaii Department of Health and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other regulators on the safe and expeditious permanent closure of the facility. The Navy has also committed to environmental remediation of the site. For more information about the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility click here.
2023 ADMINISTRATIVE CONSENT ORDER (CONSENT ORDER)
The 2023 Administrative Consent Order (Consent Order) between the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX (“EPA”), the Department of Navy (“Navy”), and the Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) pursuant to Section 7003 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and Section 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) can be accessed by clicking here.
The Consent Order requires the Navy and DLA to take steps to ensure the safe and expeditious defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (“JBPHH”) in Honolulu, Hawaii and requires the Navy to perform actions to ensure the delivery of a safe and resilient supply of drinking water for the Navy-owned JBPHH drinking water system.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEFUELING PLAN, RED-HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY
The Department of Defense (DoD) is updating its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Defuel Plan. Click here to access the plan.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY'S TANK CLOSURE PLAN, RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY
The Department of the Navy is updating its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Tank Closure Plan, Click here to access the plan.
OTHER RED HILL PUBLIC REPORTS AND PLANS
The Navy and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) have been working collaboratively with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) to defuel and close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility. The Navy produces environmental analyses and reports aimed at protecting human health as well as the environment. Click here for reports.
RED HILL BULK FUEL STORAGE FACILITY POTENTIAL BENEFICIAL REUSE AND REPURPOSING RESULTS
The Department of the Navy is currently exploring and evaluating potential beneficial non-fuel repurposing options for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility Tanks. The Department of the Navy tasked the RAND Corporation, a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) and awarded a public outreach contract to the Nakupuna Companies, a Native Hawaiian-owned and local small business, to examine potential beneficial reuse alternatives for the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility site.
To view the results of the studies completed by the RAND Corporation and Nakupuna Companies please click here
RED HILL CLINIC
The Red Hill Clinic provides medical assessments for all TRICARE-eligible beneficiaries and individuals granted Secretarial Designee status, endorsing symptoms that may be related to the Red Hill fuel release.
If deemed medically necessary, further care will be provided at the Red Hill Clinic at Branch Health Clinic Makalapa, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, and at Tripler Army Medical Center, on a space available basis.
Visit the Red Hill Clinic website for more information about symptoms, eligibility, and how to make an appointment.
RED HILL MEDICAL REPORTS
- Technical Memorandum: Determination if Pre-IDWST Flushing Drinking Water Data Should be Used to Evaluate Human Exposure to JP-5 Fuel in Drinking Water at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Water Distribution System (PDF; 1.45 MB: 29 pages)
- Description of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam DoD-affiliated Housing Residents’ Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Health Medical Encounters Related to the JP-5 Release, 20 November 2020 – 30 November 2022 (PDF; 723 KB; 22 pages)
- Description of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam DoD-affiliated Housing Residents’ Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Health Medical Encounters Related to the JP-5 Release, 20 November 2020 – 30 November 2022 (PDF, 876 KB; 25 pages)
RED HILL PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT UPDATES
The Navy continues efforts to facilitate open and transparent communication with regulators, stakeholders and the general public. Click here for information regarding the on-going work taking place at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
RED HILL NEWS RELEASES AND PUBLIC NOTICES
News releases and public notices pertaining to Red Hill are issued through Commander, Navy Region Hawaii’s (CNRH) Public Affairs Office. Releases and notices are sent to all major media outlets throughout the state. News releases and notices are listed by date and can be accessed here.
RED HILL PHOTO AND VIDEO GALLERY
Photographs and videos pertaining to the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Facility are generated by Commander, Navy Region Hawaii’s (CNRH) Public Affairs Office. For Red Hill photographs and videos, click here.
RED HILL INFORMATIONAL VIDEO: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, DEVELOPING RESULTS
The Navy, in partnership with the University of Hawaii’s Applied Research Laboratory (ARL), has developed an informational video that provides a historical, technical and logistical overview of the Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. To view the video please click here.
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