The Navy has begun reducing the amount of water being flushing from its Red Hill shaft and into the Halawa Stream by almost half. And so far, so good. The Conversation spoke to a NAVFAC official about what more is being done to make sure no other contaminants make it into our aquifer.
"They're also asking, 'Is the water safe to drink?' It is absolutely safe to drink," said Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Red Hill Environmental Team operations deputy Sarah Moody. "We are able to show that through about 5,100 samples so far and those results are available online and we can help answer those questions."