Navy detects petroleum in Pearl Harbor tap water after hundreds complain

The U.S. Navy said petroleum was detected in the tap water system in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, after hundreds of military families complained about the water.

Rear Adm. Blake Converse, Pacific Fleet deputy commander, told a town hall meeting on Thursday that the Red Hill well, which taps into an aquifer near the base, was shut off Sunday. The Navy will flush out the distribution system with clean water in a process that could take four to 10 days to ensure the water meets Environmental Protection Agency standards.