Nibley Water Now Safe to Drink, Officials Say
NIBLEY, CACHE COUNTY – April 28, 2015 (Gephardt Daily) —
Nibley residents have been cleared to use and drink the city water after almost a week without.
The contamination was reported on April 22 and residents were “ordered not to drink, cook with or bathe in culinary water” after diesel fuel was discovered in the city spring, according to Nibley city officials.
As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, residents were advised that they could resume normal use of the water from the city’s system after they flush the water pipes in their residence, according to city officials. Experts said that water users may still notice an odor or taste of diesel fuel in the system for awhile, but diesel fuel was not detectable on lab tests.
The city provided instructions of how to correctly flush their pipes and said that it only needs to be completed once. However, if residents detect the taste or odor of diesel fuel, they can flush the water pipes in their home again.
City officials said they took steps to cleanse the water including flushing, testing, chlorination and bacteriological testing.
