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вЂњThis has destroyed all of that,вЂќ she said. During her decades as a military spouse, she's always believed in doing whatever it takes to support вЂњthe mission.вЂќ The tanks sit 100 feet (30 meters) above an aquifer that supplies about a quarter of the water consumed in Honolulu, prompting concerns that leaks could contaminate one of the city's most crucial water sources.Д«urness said her experience has shaken her confidence in the military. Environmentalists and Honolulu's municipal water utility have expressed concerns about these aging tanks since the Navy disclosed one of them leaked 27,000 gallons (102 kiloliters) in 2014. 22 tunnel leak was only the latest involving the Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility, a complex of 20 underground fuel tanks built during World War II. On Thursday, the Army, which houses some Hawaii-based soldiers in the Pearl Harbor area with Navy water, said families could go to a community center for help moving to a hotel or a new home or to talk to a health care professional. вЂњSince then, the Navy has aggressively increased sampling, testing, communication to families and others impacted, as well as started response teams of experts to address the issues we all are facing,вЂќ the command said in a statement. Navy Region Hawaii, which oversees all Navy installations in the state, said the commander's email was sent when вЂњnumbers of concerns were still very low.вЂќ вЂњAll they had to do was say вЂWe see that thereвЂ™s a problem, we donвЂ™t know what it is and weвЂ™re going to do whatever it takes to find out and fix it.вЂ™ ThatвЂ™s all they had to do. His email said he and his staff were drinking the water. She pointed to a Monday email from the commander of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam that told residents the Navy was testing water samples but it had no immediate indication the water wasn't safe. But they are both now complaining of breathing issues.Д«urness has been frustrated with the Navy's response, which she believes has been dismissive of families' concerns. The Navy has since starting distributing bottled water.Д«urness said her stomach cramps are about 85% better, but not fully.

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On Monday, when she gave her dog some bottled water, he immediately drank a full liter's worth and then drank two more liters over the next 12 hours. They family has mostly been eating off of plastic and paper plates and eating out. She ordered private water delivery for $120 a month. She told her family not to drink the water and not to wash their hair and face with it. She didnвЂ™t smell it, but people told her to turn on her hot water and check. On Sunday, Burness started seeing comments on social media from military families saying their tap water smelled like fuel. вЂњвЂI donвЂ™t want you to have to throw out food because I know itвЂ™s expensive, but I canвЂ™t eat this Mom,вЂ™вЂќ Burness said her daughter told her. In the days after Thanksgiving, BurnessвЂ™s daughter felt so sick she didnвЂ™t want to eat any leftovers, including potatoes, turnips and carrots that had been boiled in water.

The Navy said it removed about 14,000 gallons (53 kiloliters) of the mixture, and said the liquid hadnвЂ™t leaked into the environment. 22, the Navy said a water and fuel mixture had leaked into a fire suppression system drain line in a tunnel at a massive fuel storage facility 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) inland of Pearl Harbor. Neither the Navy nor the state has identified where the fuel or fuel odor is coming from. Navy water users who smell a fuel or chemical odor should not use their water for showering, laundry or washing dishes, they said.

But Hawaii's public health officials have told people using Navy water - some 93,000 people - not to drink it. The Navy says its water samples haven't shown the presence of fuel. This week, the state Department of Health said a sample of Navy tap water from an elementary school had tested positive for petroleum product. The issues may even threaten one of Honolulu's most important aquifers and water sources. The problems have afflicted one of the most important Navy bases in the world, home to submarines, ships and the commander of US forces in the Indo-Pacific region. Their family is among hundreds of military families living near Pearl Harbor with similar complaints amid concerns the Navy's water system may have been contaminated by a fuel leak.

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