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Council orders follow-up on failed above-ground fuel tanks after assessment flags leaks and poor spill protection

Indianola City Council · May 19, 2025
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Summary

A Unified Services assessment found multiple above-ground storage tanks on city property to be failed, cracked and lacking adequate spill protection; council directed staff to stop fills, pursue removal or sale to the operator and research disposal costs and market options.

City staff told the council during a study session that a recent assessment by Unified Services flagged several above-ground fuel storage tanks on a city-owned parcel as failed and in poor condition, recommending the city either sell or demolish and remediate the tanks.

AP, the public works director, said the report identified four 10,000-gallon…

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