Joint Task Force – Red Hill
Joint Task Force Red Hill to Remove Fuel From Surge Tanks
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Navy Command Master Chief Leonard Anderson and JTF-RH Safety Industrial Hygienist, U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Allen, load filled sandbags onto a truck in preparation for a defueling exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii July 7, 2023. US Army Photo
Joint Task Force – Red Hill is set to start draining fuel from surge tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility.
The task force will drain 480,000 gallons of...
https://news.usni.org/2023/07/12/joint-task-force-red-hill-to-remove-fuel-from-surge-tanks
Red Hill Repairs Finished, Awaiting DoH Validation and Approval Before Defueling
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) quality assurance personnel observe maintenance being completed at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, June 6, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
All repairs to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, mandated by the Hawaii Department of Health, are complete, Joint Task Force – Red Hill announced in a Wednesday night news release.
Although repairs are completed, a number of repairs still need to be validated and submitted to the...
EPA Inspector General Report on Red Hill Facility
The following is the April 25, 2023, Environmental Protection Agency Inspector General’s report: EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility.
From the report
The EPA’s regulatory oversight of authorized state programs for underground tanks or drinking water quality would not reasonably have identified the sequence of events that led to the drinking water contamination incident. According to the Navy, an improperly executed fuel transfer...
https://news.usni.org/2023/04/26/epa-inspector-general-report-on-red-hill-facility
Red Hill Depot Halfway Through Repairs, Defueling to be Completed Next Year
A Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) contractor trims a support beam during repairs at Halawa, Hawaii, on March 15, 2023. US Navy Photo
The Department of Defense’s Joint Task Force Red Hill has completed just over 50 percent of the needed repairs on the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, according to a new online public dashboard the group rolled out Tuesday.
The dashboard, a PDF that lays out where the task force is for repairs, third-party validation and repairs submitted to the...
Pentagon: Red Hill Defueling on Track, Joint Task Force Starting Environmental Assessment
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor employees uses tools to relocate contaminated soil onto a wheelbarrow as part of NAVFAC Public Works Department and Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s (JTF-RH) hazard material spill recovery operation at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. US Army Photo
The Navy is on target to meet the July 2024 deadline to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in...
EPA, Navy Enter New Contract Over Red Hill Closure
Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) and Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) leaders listen to a subject matter expert during a tour of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2022. US Army Photo
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Navy entered a new administrative consent order on Dec. 20 as the sea service, led by the Joint Task Force – Red Hill, looks to defuel the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility over the next few years.
The...
https://news.usni.org/2023/01/03/epa-navy-enter-new-contract-over-red-hill-closure
Navy Cleaning Up, Investigating Fire Suppressant Spill at Red Hill
Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Pearl Harbor employees uses tools to relocate contaminated soil onto a wheelbarrow as part of NAVFAC Public Works Department and Joint Task Force-Red Hill’s (JTF-RH) hazard material spill recovery operation at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) in Halawa, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 2022. US Army Photo
The Navy appointed an Army two-star general to oversee the investigation into another spill at the Red Hill...
https://news.usni.org/2022/12/05/navy-cleaning-up-investigating-fire-suppressant-spill-at-red-hill