(Source: The Jamestown Sun, October 22, 2013)
MANDAN, N.D. — An extensive project to clean up an underground diesel fuel spill in Mandan could wrap up in the next few years.
Nearly 1 million gallons of fuel has been recovered since 2006, on top of 600,000 gallons previously collected by BNSF Railway, according to the state Health Department. The agency recently gave the city approval to begin planning the shutdown of wells being used to recover the diesel, The Bismarck Tribune reported.
The railroad agreed in 2004 to pay more than $30 million in cash and real estate to settle a lawsuit over the spill that had been discovered underneath downtown Mandan 20 years earlier.
The railroad did not admit to any liability as part of the settlement.
Full story: The Jamestown Sun