Red Hill Basics
Where is the Red Hill fuel storage facility located?
Near Pearl Harbor on O'ahu.
What type of fuel contaminated the drinking water system?
Jet fuel
During what major historical event was Red Hill built?
World War II
How many people were affected by the contamination
93,000 people
How many underground fuel storage tanks does Red Hill have?
20 tanks
What happened in November 2021 that caused the fuel to be released
A vehicle struck + ruptured a pipe containing fuel from the earlier leak
About how much fuel could the facility hold?
250 million gallons
Why was the location of the Red Hill facility especially dangerous to Hawaii?
It was located near an important underground water source that supplied drinking water to the population of Oahu