Case Statement On The Investigation Report on the 2021 Red Hill Fuel Leaks and the Navy's Proposed Defueling Plan
Washington, DC,
June 30, 2022
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) issued the following statement following the U.S. Navy’s release of the two documents this morning: “While I have been fully briefed on the Command Investigation and the Defueling Plan, I have not had time to review the actual documents in detail. But they appear to be an exhaustive and objective review of exactly what happened and why, and a credible and realistic plan to achieve defueling and move to closure of Red Hill as soon as can be achieved safely and completely. “The Command Investigation details a series of ‘cascading failures’ that should never have happened, and there are many painful lessons to be learned. There must also be specific accountability for those failures. “The Hawai’i Department of Health must approve the Defueling Plan and oversee implementation throughout to assure that our drinking water and public health are fully protected. “I will continue to oversee the federal agencies responsible for all of these actions, in particular the Department of Defense, assist in coordinating among federal, state and local efforts, and keep our community fully informed. “Through my U.S. House Committee on Appropriations and otherwise, I will also continue to assure the billions of dollars of federal funding that will be required.” ###
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