By Myrna Trauntvein
Times-News Correspondent
Williams Company is proposing to build a refined
petroleum products terminal near Nephi and met with Juab
County Commissioners and the city council members from both
Nephi and Mona.
A second meeting will be held with council members
from Levan.
Present at the meeting were representatives from
Williams Company including Douglas D. Copley, Senior
Business Developer of the energy services division.
The new location for the Nephi Terminal would be south
of Nephi along the U.S. 91 highway and near the new county
public service building. An earlier proposed location
between Nephi and Mona met with disfavor with citizens.
"Petroleum products from the pipeline would reach
local markets via storage and distribution facilities known
as 'loading terminals,'" said Copley. "You can think of
terminals as filling stations for tanker trucks. Trucks load
fuel at terminals and then deliver it to retail convenience
stores and gasoline outlets."
Williams proposes to build two terminals along the
pipeline&emdash;one near Crescent Junction and one near
Nephi. The northern terminus of the pipeline will connect
with an existing facility near Woods Cross for a third
distribution outlet.
Williams Pipe Line proposes to build and operate a
pipeline transportation system that would deliver refined
petroleum products from Bloomfield, New Mexico, to Salt Lake
City.
"The pipeline would be a common carrier system," said
Copley. "This means any company that owns refined petroleum
products and wishes to transport them to markets along the
proposed route would have equal opportunity to do so."
He said the project consists of approximately 235
miles of existing 10-inch diameter pipe between Bloomfield,
New Mexico, and Thompson Springs (Crescent Junction) and the
installation of approximately 250 miles of new 12-inch
diameter pipe from Crescent Junction and Salt Lake City.
Williams Pipe Line Company, which is proposing to
build and operate the petroleum pipeline system from
Bloomfield to Salt Lake City is part of Williams' Energy
Services business unit.
"The company will have public hearings in the future,"
said Robert Steele, commissioner. "I am satisfied that they
will build the facility at the identified site. I think it
is a good a place as any in the county."
Wm. Boyd Howarth, commission chair, said the
commission was not concerned about the new location nor
about public disagreement. "I think, since it is now located
away from the wetlands near Mona, that it will not be such a
controversy."
In addition, there are no school bus stops along the
highway at the proposed location. That was not the case with
the location once proposed near Mona.
"The area has been planned for industrial use," said
Joseph Bernini, commissioner. "When the first proposal was
made, and rejected by the public, we (commissioners) told
them we thought they should look in this direction."
Howarth said a mistake was made in not including Levan
Town Council members, but that would be rectified.
"We scolded Mr. Copley, and pointed out to him that
the proposal would now have more interest in Levan than in
Mona. He promised to meet with Levan Council members
soon."
Commissioners said citizens of the area should watch
the legal notices section of the local paper for public
hearing times and dates.
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