An Idaho judge (Charles Hosack) ruled today that BNSF Railway can reopen its refueling depot near Hauser.

The depot was ordered closed in February following disclosures of leaks in the liners below the refueling platform. The leaks threatened the aquifer that supplies drinking water to 500,000 people across the Inland Northwest.

Today's ruling came after an agreement was reached outside of court between the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality and BNSF. The agreement requires additional levels of testing and monitoring.

For more on this matter, click here. For previous stories about the depot, click here.

DFO: SReporter James Hagengruber told HBO that BNSFers weren't happy to see a CBS film crew at the courthouse this a.m.

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