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DELPHOS — The city will contract with Allied Environmental for the removal of contaminated dirt in the area of a diesel fuel spill discovered by officials last month. Council approved the contract on emergency measure at Monday’s meeting.
According to Delphos Safety Service Director Greg Berquist, the city recovered 250 gallons of a 400-gallon spill in the line between the pump and the storage tank located across from the city building on Canal Street.
“The EPA is watching this closely and are calling us almost daily to see where we are with cleaning this up,” Berquist said. “It does need to be taken care of in a timely manner.”