It appears that a beaver dam has saved the people of Willard, Utah the hassle of drinking water fortified with diesel fuel. Yes, the animals did something helpful for once.
In what has to be a preparation for a larger attack, beavers are being praised for helping to contain a diesel fuel leak in nearby Willard Bay. The cleanup of the spill is still ongoing. The only other possible reason this happened is that the beavers has no idea that a pipeline was going to leak, and were actually just trying to cut off the town’s water supply.
Another possibility? The beavers are hording fuel, Road Warrior-style.