

The process of removing 104 million gallons of fuel via gravity would be completed by Jan. 16 in a supplement to the Defueling Plan, which was submitted to DOH and the Environmental Protection Agency on May 16. The Department of Defense said defueling could start as early as Oct.

The Navy also released an app that the public may download to track the progress of the defueling process.The Navy said removing the pipelines will not affect its three-year closure timeline.

