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Honolulu BWS Files $1.2B Claim with the Navy Regarding Red Hill Crisis
- Hawaii’s water utility has initiated a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Navy concerning the 2021 Red Hill jet fuel leak.
- The lawsuit follows the Navy's January 10, 2025 denial of BWS's $1.2 billion claim for costs from the fuel leak and related contamination.
- The November 2021 spill released 20,000 gallons of jet fuel, contaminating military water serving 93,000 people, and forcing BWS to shut down major water sources.
- BWS detected cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at closed wells and the Navy's monitoring well in 2024, with cleanup costs estimated between $1.18 billion and $1.43 billion.
- The suit alleges the Navy caused contaminant releases impacting Oahu’s sole source aquifer, forcing costly remediation and risking long-term water safety for nearly one million residents.
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Honolulu water agency sues US Navy over Red Hill fuel spill damage
Editor’s note: This story was written and reported by Honolulu Civil Beat.The Honolulu Board of Water Supply is taking the U.S. Navy to court for refusing to cover the local agency’s costs following the 2021 fuel spill at Red Hill, as the agency tries to protect the groundwater that Oʻahu’s nearly 1 million residents rely on from further contamination.The suit filed in federal court Tuesday puts the agency’s total costs at $1.2 billion to clean …
Honolulu water board sues Navy for $1.2B over fuel leak that contaminated drinking water
Honolulu Board of Water Supply sues Navy for $1.2 billion after fuel spill contaminated Oʻahu's drinking water, forcing well closures to protect the island's water source.
Navy Sued for $1.2 Billion by Hawaii Water Board over Red Hill Contamination
BWS says it’s suing the Navy “for negligence, nuisance, and trespass resulting in damages where the government of the United States of America, if a private party, would be liable to the BWS.”
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