Officials: leaking barrels near Great Salt Lake aren't suspicious, public health risk low

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Nearly two dozen leaking barrels were found near the Great Salt Lake in Tooele County.

Officials say the barrels pose low public health risk after initial testing.

Further tests are being conducted to identify the substance in the barrels.

GRANTSVILLE — State environmental and local health officials are investigating nearly two dozen leaking barrels discovered near the Great Salt Lake after a report on Thanksgiving Day.

An orange-yellow sludge has been seen oozing from the steel barrels. They are sitting on private property right off Stansbury Island Road.

Dave Noriega, communication manager for the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, said a hiker called its tip line Thanksgiving morning.

"They'd seen these barrels before," Norie