12/15/2023
WT Staff
HAZARDOUS SPILLS
December 14, 2023
24-HOUR EMERGENCY SPILL HOTLINE 1-800-282-9378 or 614-224-0946
Report spills and environmental emergencies to Ohio EPA 24-hours a day, 365 days a year
Dec 10, 2023
- 53 gallons of diesel reported spilled on Mayfield Rd in Chester Township - Geauga
- unknown amount of brown material reported spilled on OH-75 in Coventry Township - Summit
- unknown amount of unknown material reported spilled on OH-111 in Weathersfield Township - Trumbull
Dec 9, 2023
- unknown amount of petroleum oil reported spilled at Washington Court House City School in Washington Court House - Fayette County East Fork Paint Creek impacted
Dec 8 , 2023
- 1000 gallons of blue material and unknown amount of human sewage reported spilled at Arrowhead Drive and Stitt Rd in Monclova Township - Lucas County - 2000 gallons of sewage recovered
- 40 gallons of transformer oil reported spilled on Crile Rd in Concord Township - Lake - 58 gallons recovered
- 40 gallons of diesel reported spilled on E Court St in Cincinnati - Hamilton
Dec 7, 2023
- unknown amount of human sewage reported spilled on Wesbelt Dr in Columbus - Franklin
- 5 gallons of bentonite reported spilled on Taylor Rd in Union Township - Tuscarawas- Unnamed waterbody impacted
- unknown amount of acetone reported spilled on I-71 in Berkshire Township - Delaware - 10 gallons recovered
Dec 6, 2023
- unknown amount of dairy manure reported spilled on Fulton Rd in Wayne Township - Wayne
- unknown amount of motor oil reported spilled on Mahan Packer Rd and Bloomfield Gereva Rd in Bloomfield Township - Trumbull
- unknown amount of diesel reported spilled on W Woodside Rd in Gambler - Knox
- unknown amount of mercury reported spilled on Perdue Ave in Mifflin Township - Franklin
Dec 5, 2023
- 100 gallons of diesel reported spilled on OH-80 in Jackson Township - Mahoning
- 60 gallons of hydraulic oil reported spilled on OH-52 in Hamilton Township - Lawrence
- unknown amount of diesel reported spilled on US-223 in Austintown Township - Mahoning
- unknown amount of unknown material and human sewage reported spilled on Richland Run in Franklin Township - Richland - 15 gallons of sewage recovered
Dec 4, 2023
- sewage biosolids spilled into the Ottawa River in Toledo - Lucas County Ottawa River impacted
- 100 gallons of gasoline and unknown amount of diesel fuel reported spilled related to a vehicle accident on I-77 and Schneiders Crossing OH-80 at Dover - Tuscarawas County - 100 gallons of diesel recovered
- 50 gallons of diesel fuel reported spilled from a vehicle on or off the road at the intersection of Ruskin and Earlham Drive in Dayton - Montgomery County
Spills, fish kills, rainbow sheen and releases of contaminants in the state of Ohio as reported to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Response. Users of this data should be aware that inconsistencies and inaccuracies may exist if these data are compared to data from other time periods due to changes in methods of data collection and mapping.
WTOH reports spills from OEPA with the following features:
- 40 gallons or more of petroleum product
- toxic chemical materials, corrosives spills of any amount
- all spills impacting water
Spills marked with asterisk are followed up with Ohio EPA authorities for additional information on the clean-up and recovery, including notices of violation and charges under State environmental statutes, federal charges under the Clean Water Act. See Ohio CrimeBox for more information on criminal prosecutions under the CWA.
|
|
|
