Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Finney, Spc. Matthew Mackintosh
Expeditious Facts: What is dewatering?
Joint Task Force Red Hill
April 3, 2023 | 1:28
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Nico Melendez, Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) public affairs chief, explains the dewatering process at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF) fuel tanks at the JTF-RH headquarters on Ford Island, Hawaii, April 3, 2023. JTF-RH is in phase three of its five-phase defueling plan. Personnel are focused on completing repairs, quality control tasks, training, response preparation, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Environmental Assessment (EA), regulatory approvals and operational planning for such things as dewatering, repacking, and defueling. This extensive preparatory work will help ensure the safe and expeditious defueling of the RHBFSF.
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