Red Hill: 2023 Consent Order

Dec 21, 2023

This webinar will provide an overview of the requirements included in the Red Hill 2023 Consent Order, revisions made in response to public input, and include a Q&A session about the Order and how it will impact defueling and closure.

Final order addresses public concerns over defueling deadline, public participation, and other requirements

EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes Consent Order for Safe Defueling and Closure of Navy's Red Hill Fuel Facility

On June 2, 2023, EPA finalized the 2023 Administrative Consent Order (Consent Order) with the U.S. Department of the Navy (Navy) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) that requires steps to ensure the safe defueling and closure of the Red Hill Bulk Storage Facility (Facility) at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Under the Consent Order, the Navy has committed to properly operate and maintain the JBPHH drinking water system to protect the health and safety of its consumers. The Consent Order continues EPA's work to oversee the Navy's response to the November 2021 fuel release from the Facility and the subsequent decision to close the Facility by the Department of Defense.

After requesting public input in December 2022, EPA received and reviewed over 1,700 comments prior to negotiating and finalizing the Consent Order. The final 2023 Administrative Consent Order and Response to Comments documents can be viewed at the links below.

The Consent Order does not replace the 2015 Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) between EPA, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), Navy and DLA which requires the investigation and cleanup of releases. To view information on the active 2015 AOC, please visit Red Hill 2015 Administrative Order on Consent.

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