联邦法院裁定海军未违反《清洁水法》：珍珠港希卡姆基地2020与2021年燃油泄漏已处置，司法部公布裁决
美国司法部10月30日宣布，位于夏威夷州檀香山市县欧胡岛的珍珠港—希卡姆联合基地（Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam）燃油泄漏诉讼已有裁决：美国夏威夷联邦地区法院本周裁定，美国海军未违反《清洁水法》（Clean Water Act）。
案件源于2020年与2021年该联合基地两座码头发生的燃油泄漏，燃油流入珍珠港与哈拉瓦溪（Hālawa Stream）。司法部表示，海军在泄漏后查明了泄漏源头并将其阻断，对基地燃料基础设施进行了大规模维修，并改进了加油作业流程。今年早些时候，法院就「海军是否违反《清洁水法》」的主张举行了法官审理（bench trial）。
法院在审理证词与证据后认定，海军已证明相关《清洁水法》违规主张因海军的处置而失去实际意义（moot）。裁决书称，「不存在海军会把燃油从该设施泄漏进珍珠港或哈拉瓦溪的合理可能性」，且「完全清楚」任何《清洁水法》违规都无法被合理预期会再次发生。
司法部能源与自然资源司首席副助理部长亚当·古斯塔夫森（Adam Gustafson）表示：「我们很高兴法院仔细、全面地审查了海军多年前对珍珠港燃油泄漏的综合处置。法院的裁决确认，海军已采取行动保护人类健康与环境，既符合法律，也体现了美国对夏威夷水域的珍视。」
司法部称，此案由该司环境辩护科的律师负责诉讼。
Federal Court Rules Navy Did Not Violate Clean Water Act Over 2020 and 2021 Fuel Releases at Pearl Harbor-Hickam
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 30 that the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii ruled earlier this week that the U.S. Navy is not in violation of the Clean Water Act, in litigation over fuel releases at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oahu, in Honolulu County, Hawaii.
The case followed fuel releases in 2020 and 2021 from two piers at the Joint Base into Pearl Harbor and Hālawa Stream. The Justice Department said the Navy identified the source of the releases and stopped them, made substantial repairs to the fueling infrastructure at the facility, and improved fueling operations. The ruling follows a bench trial held earlier this year on claims that the Navy was violating the Clean Water Act at the Joint Base.
After considering the testimony and evidence offered at trial, the court held that the Navy demonstrated that any claim regarding Clean Water Act violations was moot in light of the Navy's response. As the court stated, "there is no reasonable likelihood that the Navy will release fuel from the Facility into [Pearl Harbor] or Hālawa Stream," and "it is absolutely clear" that any violations of the Clean Water Act cannot "reasonably be expected to occur."
"We are pleased that the Court carefully and thoroughly reviewed the Navy's comprehensive response to the release of fuel into Pearl Harbor years ago," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson of the Energy and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). "The Court's decision affirms that the Navy has taken action to protect human health and the environment consistent with both the law and the United States' appreciation for the waters of Hawaii."
Attorneys from ENRD's Environmental Defense Section handled the litigation, the department said.
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图片来源：图：夏威夷珍珠港（2025年）。Farragutful 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 2025. Photo by Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
