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Navy Voluntarily Extends Long-Term Monitoring Program

by Navy Closure Task Force - Red Hill Public Affairs
02 March 2024
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii --

The Navy will voluntarily continue extensive sampling of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam water distribution system for an additional year.

“We are doing this because it is the right thing to do,” said Rear Adm. Stephen Barnett, commander of the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill (NCTF-RH) and Navy Region Hawaii. “We have made this deliberate decision as a result of our steadfast commitment to the people of Hawaii, our service members, civilians, contractors and their families.” 

Hannah Brumby, a Navy contractor, collects water samples as part of the Navy’s Drinking Water Long-Term Monitoring program in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 13.
Hannah Brumby, a Navy contractor, collects water samples as part of the Navy’s Drinking Water Long-Term Monitoring program in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 13. The ongoing monitoring efforts are part of the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill’s (NCTF-RH) enduring, long-term commitment to ensure the safety of the environment and public health. Charged with the safe decommissioning of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), NCTF-RH was established by the Department of the Navy as a commitment to the community and the environment. NCTF-RH continues to engage with the people of Hawaii, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders as the Navy works to safely and deliberately decommission the RHBFSF. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Luke McCall)
Hannah Brumby, a Navy contractor, collects water samples as part of the Navy’s Drinking Water Long-Term Monitoring program in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 13.
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Hannah Brumby, a Navy contractor, collects water samples as part of the Navy’s Drinking Water Long-Term Monitoring program in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 13. The ongoing monitoring efforts are part of the Navy Closure Task Force-Red Hill’s (NCTF-RH) enduring, long-term commitment to ensure the safety of the environment and public health. Charged with the safe decommissioning of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF), NCTF-RH was established by the Department of the Navy as a commitment to the community and the environment. NCTF-RH continues to engage with the people of Hawaii, regulatory agencies, and other stakeholders as the Navy works to safely and deliberately decommission the RHBFSF. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Luke McCall)
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The Extended Drinking Water Monitoring (EDWM) program, which the Navy freely and purposefully developed, will begin in April at the end of the current Drinking Water Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) requirements and run for 12 additional months. To date, the Navy has conducted more than 8,000 samples since the beginning of the LTM efforts; and the data collected demonstrates that Navy’s drinking water continues to meet all Federal and State drinking water standards. Sample results can be found at www.jbphh-safewaters.org. 
  
The new monitoring plan is under final review and coordination with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH). The plan will continue to supplement Safe Drinking Water Act compliance requirements, but implement a more investigatory approach to drinking water concerns, including low-level total petroleum hydrocarbon detections.  The military and regulatory agencies will ensure public health concerns are evaluated and addressed. This includes executing a seamless transition from the LTM program to the EDWM program. 
 
For more information about NCTF-RH, visit www.navyclosuretaskforce.navy.mil.