[CPEO-MEF] FUEL: "Military Spills 700 Gallons Of Fuel Atop Sensitive Haleakala Summit, " HI

[Lenny Siegel]

[This fuel spill is much smaller than the widely reported Red Hill release on O’ahu, but if you’ve been there you would know that the Haleakala Summit is a very special place. - LS]

Military Spills 700 Gallons Of Fuel Atop Sensitive Haleakala Summit
The overnight spill wasn't discovered until Monday morning.

By Marina Starleaf Riker    
Civil Beat (HI)February 1, 2023

   
A mechanical issue at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex released 700 gallons of diesel fuel on the summit of Haleakala. 

In a news release, Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs said that a diesel fuel pump for a back-up generator at the facility “failed to shut off” Sunday night. When crews discovered the problem at 8 a.m. the next morning, they immediately deactivated the transfer pump, according to the release. 

Officials are still reviewing the cause of the failure. The news release said fuel spill experts from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center will assess the site to begin remediation efforts.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/military-spills-700-gallons-of-fuel-atop-sensitive-haleakala-summit/

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Lenny Siegel
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