A | PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- The military next week plans to begin draining fuel from World War II-era underground fuel tanks in Hawaii, nearly two years after the massive facility sickened 6,000 people when it leaked jet fuel into a Pearl Harbor drinking water well.Removing the fuel is a key step toward shutting down the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility as demanded by the state of Hawaii. The November 2021 spill poisoned the Navy's water system serving 93,000 people in and around Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The leak continues to threaten an aquifer used by Honolulu's municipal water utility to serve 400,000 people on Oahu.“I want the community to know that my team and I understand the enormity and the significance of this mission,” Vice Admiral John Wade, the commander of Joint Task Force-Red Hill, said at a news conference.Work to drain the 104 million gallons (394 million liters) remaining in the tanks was scheduled to begin on Monday. Each tank is 250 feet (76 meters) tall and 100 feet (30 meters) wide. Gravity will feed fuel into fuel lines connected to the lower part of the tanks. The fuel will then flow downhill through pipelines for 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) to a tanker ship waiting at Pearl Harbor pier. It will take more than two days to fill each tanker. Wade said it would take three months to remove 99.9% of the fuel. Then, work will begin to remove a residual amount of an estimated 60,000 to 70,000 gallons that will have accumulated in low-point drains and bends. That work is expected to be finished in the spring. The moment is bittersweet for Lacey Quintero, whose Navy family was among the thousands who suffered health problems after drinking contaminated water in 2021. She's happy the fuel is being removed but the operation has stirred memories as the two-year anniversary of the spill approaches. “The timing of it, coupled with the dangers that are present during defueling — there’s fear,” she said. She's concerned that more fuel could spill into the Navy's drinking water well and poison the aquifer. She's also worried about possible explosions. Quintero and her husband, who is in the Navy, and their two children moved to Hawaii in November 2021 from California. They fell sick soon after moving. Her youngest, who was then 3 years old, vomited uncontrollably. The entire family complained of diarrhea and itchy skin. Quintero's arms and legs went numb and she struggled with chronic fatigue. Her husband is still stationed in Hawaii but they have moved to private housing off base which uses Honolulu municipal water. Yet she still suffers from stomach pains, migraines and skin issues. She has PTSD.“I have flashbacks of feeding my daughter this poison soup and watching her vomit it up,” she said.Quintero is one of 6,750 claimants seeking compensation from the U.S. government for what they experienced. Their attorney, Kristina Baehr, said claims for the first group of six plaintiffs were due to go trial in March. The state of Hawaii ordered the military to drain the tanks after the 2021 spill, saying they posed an imminent threat to the aquifer underneath. The Department of Defense challenged that order in court, but eventually acquiesced. It's spent the past year repairing the tanks and pipes so the fuel can be safely removed without additional leaks. For years the military said the tanks were vital to national security and resisted calls to close the facility or to move it. Military officials repeatedly reassured the public that Oahu's water was safe — even though the tanks had a history of leaks.The spill upset a broad cross-spectrum of Hawaii, and precipitated a crisis for the military in the islands. Many Native Hawaiians have been angered given the centrality of water in Hawaii’s Indigenous traditions.A Navy investigation pinned the cause of the spill on a series of mistakes. First, operator error caused a pipe to rupture on May 6, 2021, when fuel was being transferred between tanks. This caused 21,000 gallons (80,000 liters) of fuel to spill. Most of it flowed into a fire suppression line and sat there for six months, causing the line to sag.Then on Nov. 20, a cart rammed into the sagging line, releasing 20,000 gallons (75,700 liters.) A team thought they recovered all of this fuel, but they missed about 5,000 gallons (19,000 liters) which flowed into a French drain and from there into the drinking water well.The Navy reprimanded three now-retired military officers for their roles in the spill but didn't fire nor suspend anybody.。 随着重庆燃气事件的发酵，成都市民关于燃气表更换后的收费问题再次引发关注。
B | 近日，范女士向澎湃新闻记者反映称，自己因在外地工作，在成都市龙泉驿区东山国际新城的房子平时很少住人，每年冬季，老人会从新疆到成都过冬，由于老人习惯了在家里取暖，装修安装了分控式地暖，冬天用气量很大，燃气费的确也不低。但2022年这个冬天，家里燃气费竟高达1.5万之多，几乎是往年同期的三四倍。 范女士说，家里老人2022年11月28日回到成都龙泉驿区东山国际新城的房子，2023年4月6日离开返回新疆。之前的3月29日，老人去龙泉驿驿马桥客服中心，准备和往常一样结清了水电气费再走。
C | 没想到的是，老人在结算燃气费的时候，发现不仅之前卡上的存的2000多元被扣完了，还欠下了1.2万余元，总费用是15024.72元。欠费1.2万和两千多违约金 她称，同样的用气方式和时间，以前就三四千块钱，最多的时候也才5000左右。
D | 她们认定燃气计量或计费出现了问题，于是找燃气公司反映情况，燃气公司要求她找第三方对燃气表进行检验，检验结果显示，燃气表是正常的。市场监管部门对范女士反映情况的回复 2023年10月12日，成都经开区市场监督管理局、龙泉驿区市场监督管理局对其室燃气表合格问题信访事件办理回复称，关于“燃气表是否合格的问题”，两局开展了执法检查。经查，其燃气表为龙泉驿华油兴能天然气有限公司提供，已针对该公司燃气表是否合格问题进行检查。经核实，范女士反映的问题燃气表自行送往成都市计量检定测试院进行了检定，检定结果为合格。 2023年10月，龙泉驿华油新能天然气有限公司对范女士家人反映气费异常的问题回复称：“气表传输器故障，导致传输气量滞后，经工作人员核实，现您家气表数据与系统数据相符，气量正常无误。”燃气公司称，气费异常问题4958立方为2011年入住至2023年2月滞后气量。 不过，范女士一家对此回应不服，既然都已经确认气表没问题了，又怎么可能传输故障？因此一直没有缴纳这笔燃气费，燃气公司经几次协商，最终确认方女士家只需要支付8000元。
E | 范女士仍不愿接受这样一笔糊涂账。
F | 近期，范女士的父母告诉她，燃气公司已经对家里停气了。没有气，家里老人很不方便。范女士说，4月17日，老人只能选择向燃气公司缴纳了8000块钱，燃气公司恢复供气。
G | 成都、重庆当地已开展调查 记者在四川问政平台搜索发现，从4月14日开始，成都多地网友关于燃气计费异常的投诉超过20条。有网友提出质疑，“到底是新换的燃气表转得太快，还是收费有问题”。 郫都区网络理政办回应称，已责令责任单位开展调查和处理，其间可能需要一段时间，请耐心等待。待责任单位处理完毕后，将及时进行结果公布。 4月12日，重庆燃气集团股份有限公司在上交所发布澄清公告，称关注到网络媒体上有质疑公司老旧气表到期更换后气量暴增的传闻，公司新更换的气表均经法定计量检定机构检定合格，并具有检定合格的标识；截至公告发布日，未发现已复核气表存在计量失准问题。 4月13日晚，重庆市政府新闻办召开新闻发布会，就市民反映的家中燃气计量有误和燃气费用增加等相关问题进行回应，称已责成市级相关部门成立了联合调查组对有关问题进行深入调查。 成都、重庆燃气背后股东涉同一家公司 天眼查显示，四川联发天然气有限责任公司的股东包括四川川港燃气有限责任公司和成都燃气集团股份有限公司。据公开资料，成都燃气是成都区域内最大的城市燃气经营企业。 而记者在企查查上查询发现，重庆燃气集团股份有限公司和成都燃气集团股份有限公司背后的股东，均有华润燃气投资（中国）有限公司。受到舆论风波影响，华润燃气的股价自4月12日以来出现连日下跌。 （中国小康网综合澎湃新闻、奔流新闻、齐鲁晚报等）。
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