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Show 1 Storage tank removed jfrom behind City Hall ,( Two 1,000 gallon underground gasoline tanks were removed from kehind the old Pleasant Grove City j Hall on Friday. Therecent sale of the former city hall to an individual for use as a Mretail establishment necessitated i-lhe removal of the tanks. Winn Pierce of American Fork ) "hiredbythecitytodothework. I Winn, who does this kind of I wrk all over Utah, but primarily Salt Lake City, was able to pump sidremove the tanks without inci-ient. inci-ient. The tanks had to be carefully Wnoved and checked to be sure y, Jhat no gasoline had seeped out the ground surrounding them. .Fire Chief Calvin Mills was on hand ring the excavation and removal process to ascertain that "gasoline had been seeping into Aground. j first the tanks were drained of all possible gasoline through pumping. Dry ice had to be placed in the tanks to neutralize any gasoline that was remaining. The tanks were then hauled away and the earth replaced to fill the hole. The gasoline tanks had been used to fill city vehicles with fuel up until the city put the old city hall up for sale which was about one year ago. The EPA requires that the tanks be removed and inspected or that they be filled with cement. The city chose to remove the tanks and pumps from the property. prop-erty. Fire Chief Mills said that it appeared that the tanks were in good shape and he could find no evidence of any seepage at all from the tanks. : ; t ' ! ; l I . ! ' 4 i I " : - : :i . 1 " - ; . . , ' V--..- .. . v.:- i , .i ' W'xjJ nn Pierce removes 1.000 gallon gas tanks rom b hm Snt Grove's old city hall. The buildmg has .ecent.y Sold. f |