WEBVTT 00:05.300 --> 00:07.356 Good evening . My name is Rael Steve 00:07.356 --> 00:09.467 Barnett and I'm the commander of Navy 00:09.467 --> 00:11.633 Closure Task Force Red Hill and I'm re 00:11.739 --> 00:13.683 Admiral Mark Williams , the Deputy 00:13.683 --> 00:15.739 commander of Navy Closure Task force 00:15.739 --> 00:17.795 Red Hill . Welcome to our first open 00:17.795 --> 00:19.683 house since the transition to the 00:19.683 --> 00:21.739 Decommissioning of the Red Hill bulk 00:21.739 --> 00:23.850 fuel storage facility . We appreciate 00:23.850 --> 00:26.017 the time you've taken out of your busy 00:26.017 --> 00:28.128 day to attend this event . We're glad 00:28.128 --> 00:27.750 you're here and for giving us the 00:27.760 --> 00:29.871 opportunity to share what's been done 00:29.871 --> 00:31.982 to take a look at where we're going . 00:31.982 --> 00:34.038 The Navy Closure task Force team has 00:34.038 --> 00:36.149 been busy since we took over from the 00:36.149 --> 00:38.204 joint task force Red Hill in March . 00:38.204 --> 00:40.427 We've taken the baton stayed focused on 00:40.427 --> 00:42.649 the goal ahead . We are well on our way 00:42.649 --> 00:44.427 towards getting the tanks clean 00:44.427 --> 00:46.149 pipelines removed and the site 00:46.149 --> 00:48.316 decommissioned . We removed all of the 00:48.316 --> 00:50.538 a concentrate from the facility cleaned 00:50.538 --> 00:52.649 and prepared in an external tank . In 00:52.649 --> 00:54.482 preparation for sludge removal , 00:54.482 --> 00:56.427 started the initial sludge removal 00:56.427 --> 00:58.649 actions in two of the tanks and started 00:58.649 --> 00:58.529 the steps required to begin tank 00:58.540 --> 01:00.590 ventilation . We've also initiated 01:00.599 --> 01:02.599 critical steps in our environmental 01:02.599 --> 01:04.710 remediation efforts . This includes a 01:04.710 --> 01:06.599 soil vapor extraction pilot which 01:06.599 --> 01:08.710 involves removing fuel vapor from the 01:08.710 --> 01:10.769 soil where the November 2021 release 01:10.779 --> 01:13.250 occurred and reducing the water pumping 01:13.260 --> 01:15.371 operations at the Red Hill shaft from 01:15.371 --> 01:17.839 4.2 million to 1.8 million gallons per 01:17.849 --> 01:19.989 day , which will save 70 million 01:20.000 --> 01:22.370 gallons per month . Our major focus in 01:22.379 --> 01:24.546 the coming months will be the start of 01:24.546 --> 01:26.657 tank cleaning . That's the main theme 01:26.657 --> 01:28.768 of this open house . We encourage you 01:28.768 --> 01:28.500 to explore the tables , talk with our 01:28.510 --> 01:30.510 experts about the processes that we 01:30.510 --> 01:32.732 will be using to clean the tanks . Tank 01:32.732 --> 01:34.954 cleaning is a complex process with many 01:34.954 --> 01:36.732 steps . So feel free to ask any 01:36.732 --> 01:38.788 questions and engage with our team . 01:38.788 --> 01:41.010 Remember they're here for you . We also 01:41.010 --> 01:43.121 have water quality experts on hand to 01:43.121 --> 01:45.343 answer your questions about the results 01:45.343 --> 01:47.121 of the swarm team event and our 01:47.121 --> 01:49.066 extended drinking water monitoring 01:49.066 --> 01:51.010 program . And for the first time , 01:51.010 --> 01:50.300 representatives from the US 01:50.309 --> 01:52.365 Environmental Protection Agency have 01:52.365 --> 01:54.365 joined us and are on hand to answer 01:54.365 --> 01:56.531 questions that you might have . Thanks 01:56.531 --> 01:58.642 again for coming and we hope you have 01:58.642 --> 01:59.010 an enjoyable and informative evening .