The U.S. Navy said it found petroleum in a drinking water well in Hawaii days after military families raised concerns that the water appeared to be contaminated.
Speaking at a, Rear Adm. Blake Converse said the Navy had"pretty conclusive indications that there are volatile petroleum products" in the Red Hill well.
He said the incident appeared to be isolated, with tests conducted"throughout the rest of the Navy water distribution system" coming back negative for the presence of petroleum.a Democrat, had sounded the alarm about the situation, warning that military families would face a"crisis of astronomical proportions" if they could not access safe drinking water.
The health department issued the advisory after a preliminary analysis detected petroleum products in water samples taken from the Red Hill Elementary School.
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