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ASIG Sand Island

 
Site Contact:
Donn Zuroski
OSC

(zuroski.donn@epa.gov)

Site Location:
6 Sand Island Access Road
Honolulu, HI 96819
 response.epa.gov/ASIG

On January 21, US Coast Guard Sector Honolulu contacted ERS regarding a jet fuel release on Sand Island in Honolulu, Hawaii. A facility operated by Aircraft Services International Group (ASIG) had reported a release of 42,000 gallons of jet fuel from a leaking tank. ASIG is owned by a consortium of airlines and provides jet fuel to the airline facilities at Honolulu International Airport.
The facility is situated within 50 yards of Ke'ehi boat harbor and is adjacent to Ke'ehi Lagoon.


view of tank 2 with access door opening installation of extraction trench inside tank farm tank 2 perspective view of extraction trench daily safety meeting boring through the floor to install a well EPA OSC and ERT Hydro in discussion over today's strategy view of extraction pit inside the facility view of completed extraction wells inside tank 2 product (oil) thickness measurement in a tank 2 extraction well view of bailer full of jet fuel outside the facility tank farm view bailer full of jet fuel from boring outside the slurry wall Pit inside facility used to extract Jet a product Jet A in the borehole outside the facility BH-01 EPA OSC briefing the COTP and his staff Unified Command in a collaborative brainstorming session view of extraction trench construction inside the tank farm view of tank farm skimmer pump view of extraction sump/well extraction system controler extraction system manifold view of extraction trench pumping well view of tank holding off-facility recovered fuel
For additional information, visit the Pollution/Situation Report (Pol/Sitreps) section.