The objective of the evaluation was to determine the extent to which DoD officials protected drinking water systems, in compliance with Federal and state regulations and DoD policy. We address the extent to which DoD officials managed the operation, maintenance, safety, and oversight of Defense Fuel Support Point (DFSP) Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam (JBPHH), including the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (BFSF), and protected the environment in Report No. DODIG‑2025‑011.
During the construction of the Red Hill BFSF, portions of the JBPHH Community Water System, specifically the Red Hill well pump station and Red Hill well, were built inside the Red Hill BFSF.
During a fuel incident on May 6, 2021, at the Red Hill BFSF, approximately 19,000 gallons of fuel was pumped into an overhead pipeline, where it remained until November 2021. On November 20, 2021, the fuel was released from the overhead pipeline and some of the fuel contaminated the JBPHH Community Water System.