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You could bathe in Nibley's water Monday, but the Cache County town still had its 5,500 residents under a "Do Not Drink" order pending further testing of supplies tainted nearly a week ago by a farm truck's diesel spill.
The community's schools — Heritage and Nibley elementaries, as well as the Thomas Edison Charter School — were open, but students were urged to bring bottled water, since drinking fountains remained inoperable.
Testing of the town's water over the weekend indicated that a series of system flushes late last week had worked, but more testing Monday morning was ordered to confirm the diesel had been removed.
City Manager David Zook said that about 25 gallons of the fuel leaked from the truck near Yeates Springs the weekend of April 18-19. The springs, along with two separate wells, comprise the sources for Nibley's water; only the springs were contaminated. The tainted water was confirmed last Wednesday, and restrictions on use immediately went into effect.
The Nibley City Facebook page continues to provide periodic updates on the water situation.
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