oil contaminants
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The Honolulu District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), working in collaboration with the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA), began the process of removing contaminated soil May 2 at the former Aua Fuel Farm in Aua Village, American Samoa.
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Oil Contaminants were found Oct. 1, 2018 at Leloaloa, during trenching activity for the sewer main line.
According to information from an official at the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA), upon discovery of the oil contaminants, immediate corrective action is to put...

![A look at the area in Aua where oil contaminants were found in Oct. 2018. It was discovered during trenching activity for a new sewer main line. [SN file photo] A look at the area in Aua where oil contaminants were found in 2018](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/aua_contamination_0.jpg?itok=TN4GgE7Q)
![A look at the area in Aua where oil contaminants were found last week. One of the homes in the area is believed to be sitting atop an old fuel tank, the suspected source of the leakage. [photo: BC] A look at the area in Aua where oil contaminants were found last week](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/aua_contamination.jpg?itok=67HTZuiC)