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Whalen, Marilyn

From: Poentis, Aaron Y CIV NAVFAC HI, EV <aaron.poentis@navy.mil>

Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 4:16 PM

To: Richard Takaba (richard.takaba@doh.hawaii.gov); roxanne.kwan@doh.hawaii.gov

Cc: stuart.yamada@doh.hawaii.gov; steven.chang@doh.hawaii.gov; Pallarino, Bob; Linder, 

Steven; Lovgren, Andrew C LCDR, NAVSUP FLCPH C700; Shimabuku, June T. CIV 

NAVFAC HI, EV4; Tsutsui, Bruce O CIV NAVFAC HI, OPHE3; Kishaba, Raelynn I CIV 

NAVFAC HI, EV4; Mizuno, Arleen M CIV NAVFAC HI, PRJ412

Subject: RE: RED HILL STATUS REPORT - January 20, 2015

All:

I apologize.  The monitoring will be done in 2015.   

Vr,

Aaron

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From: Poentis, Aaron Y CIV NAVFAC HI, EV  

Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 2:15 PM

To: Richard Takaba (richard.takaba@doh.hawaii.gov); roxanne.kwan@doh.hawaii.gov

Cc: stuart.yamada@doh.hawaii.gov; Steven Chang; pallarino.bob@epa.gov; Linder.Steven@epa.gov; Lovgren, Andrew C

LCDR, NAVSUP FLCPH C700; Shimabuku, June T. CIV NAVFAC HI, EV4 (june.shimabuku@navy.mil); Tsutsui, Bruce O CIV

NAVFAC HI, OPHE3; Kishaba, Raelynn I CIV NAVFAC HI, EV4 (raelynn.kishaba@navy.mil); Mizuno, Arleen M CIV NAVFAC

HI, PRJ412

Subject: RED HILL STATUS REPORT ‐ January 20, 2015

Importance: High

Hi Richard/Roxanne:

Attached are the updated information for the weekly progress report from Navy Region Hawaii, and the Fleet Logistic

Center Pearl Harbor for the week of January 20, 2015.  In a process to ease reading, only sections with changes will be

annotated.

1. Preliminary Work Plan  

Action complete.

2. Release Response Action Items (initiate immediately, complete as soon as practicable)

a. Action 1 ‐ Provide a schedule for the ventilation of Tank 5 and an estimated date to commence the investigation

of release point(s) within Tank 5.

Action complete.

b. Action 2  ‐ The rate of vertical migration for the released JP‐8 free product is unknown.  Information from the

previously collected basalt cores could be used for initial modeling of vertical migration.  This information is necessary to

protect drinking water resources from petroleum contamination.  Prepare models for petroleum JP‐8 releases of 10,000,

20,000 and 30,000 gallons from points at 25% intervals from the bottom to the top of Tank 5.   

No change.   
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c. Action 3 ‐ Removal of petroleum free product from the area outside the tank will reduce downward migration of

the released JP‐8 free product.  Characterization of the free product plume and recovery of free product with increased

monitoring are required to address this plume.   

No change.  

d. Action 4 ‐ Additional studies and procedures are required to address the potential and impact of any future

releases from the USTs within the Complex.  This will require new financial and personnel resources to complete.  

Funding for the preliminary work plan and all necessary following work is critical.   

d.(1)  Sentinel Wells

Monitoring for the two new wells is going to be done on January 23, 2015.  The remaining ground water monitoring will

be done on January 27‐28, 2015.

d.(2)  Site Characterization  

No change.   

d.(3)  AOC/SOW  

Discussions are ongoing.

d.(4)  Request for Additional Information  

No change.

d.(5)  BWS/USGS Groundwater Flow Study

No change.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

v/r,

Aaron