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HI SR24
Resolution
Status
2/27/2020
Primary Sponsor
Mike Gabbard
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AI Summary
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Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility stores up to 187 million gallons of fuel with 250 million gallon total capacity and is located 100 feet above a sole-source aquifer that provides primary drinking water for Oahu.
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January 2014 fuel leak of 27,000 gallons at the facility resulted in spikes of hydrocarbons in soil vapor and groundwater, prompting an Administrative Order on Consent with the Navy and Defense Logistics Agency.
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Navy proposed single-wall tank upgrade with double-wall equivalency secondary containment and fuel removal by 2045, but concerns exist regarding whether this approach adequately protects groundwater compared to a true tank-within-a-tank system.
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Senate urges expeditious resolution of all Administrative Order on Consent requirements and directs the EPA and Department of Health to reject single-wall tank upgrades in favor of secondary containment tanks or relocation of fuel tanks away from the aquifer.
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Resolution requires transmittal of certified copies to Hawaii's congressional delegation, Secretary of the Navy, Governor, Department of Health, and various state and local water resource management officials.
Legislative Description
Urging The United States Environmental Protection Agency And Hawaii State Department Of Health To Reject The Approval Of A Single Wall Tank Upgrade Alternative Option For The Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility And Support The Secondary Containment Tank Upgrade Alternative Option, Or, If Secondary Containment Is Determined To Be Infeasible, The Relocation Of The Fuel Tanks Away From The Aquifer.
Environmental Protection Agency
Last Action
The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice.
3/16/2020