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Oil storage permit issued on condition of containing any spills By
Matt Eichner NIBLEY -- An oil spill last August had Nibley officials nervous that the city's water may be contaminated if another spill occurs near the aquifer. LeGrand Johnson Construction owns a quarry near the city's aquifer just north of Hyrum, and recently petitioned the State Division of Air Quality for a permit to store oil there to use in its heaters. Knowing that it wasn't an air quality matter, Nibley appealed to the state for a measure of approval for the oil tanks because of their possible contamination of the water supply, said Nibley city manager Larry Anhder. That permit was granted on condition of approval by Nibley City concerning the ability of LeGrand Johnson to contain any spill. The city approved the permit because a concrete retaining wall and spill basin to catch any spills that may occur had been put in by the company, Anhder said. "All it takes is one good spill" and the water for Nibley will be contaminated, Councilman James Waite said. An unreported oil spill that occurred last August threatened to contaminate the city's water supply. Anhder said the city was lucky to even find out about the spill last August near the city's water source. He said a city employee just happened to drive by and found the spill. Larry Jardine of LeGrand Johnson had no comment on either the quarry's oil tanks, the permit or the spill last August, other than to say the company had the permits for the quarry.
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