US Military to Begin Draining Pearl Harbor Pipelines

US Military to Begin Draining Pearl Harbor Pipelines
An above-ground fuel storage tanks stands at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on Oct. 24, 2022. Audrey McAvoy/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—The U.S. military said Monday it’s ready to begin draining 1 million gallons (3.79 million liters) of fuel from three pipelines as part of an initial step toward closing a World War II-era fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water last year.

The pipelines run about 3 miles (4.83 kilometers) from the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in the mountains above Pearl Harbor down to the military base.