2/5/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Tiffin River back in its channel at Stryker
Cleaning up after flood
Water news for Monday, February 5, 2024 - updated 1027 am EST
Streamflow Situation from USGS Waterwatch based on real-time flow monitors across Ohio
Tiffin River retreated back into its channel around 5 pm yesterday, ending ten days of overflow, according to provisional data supplied by USGS. As the water level recedes, the Village of Stryker must deal with the clean-up. We look forward to hearing from Stryker residents, businesses about how this flood impacted life in Williams County over the last week and a half, and how the clean-up is going. More to follow.
One station records a provisional value below normal in the Great Miami River basin, most rated stations indicate seasonal normal flow levels. Three stations indicate above 90th percentile. No extreme lows registering anywhere in the state network today.
Drought map from USGS Waterwatch 7-day average streamflow compared with historic flow for today's date
No part of Ohio is rated on the drought map Monday.
The height-of-land divide in Ohio runs from Mercer County in the west angling northeast up to Ashtabula County on the east state border. Streamflows north of the divide feed Lake Erie, flows south of the divide run to the Ohio River, part of the Mississippi River basin that drains the majority of interior North America to the Gulf of Mexico.
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) EPA Updated Serious Violator list
Drinking water facilities are required to monitor and report on a regular basis to the state authorities responsible for the enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Every quarter, the federal EPA updates the status and compliance of permitted public drinking water facilities. WTOH.us has checked the updated list, calculating the percentage of OH facilities operating in compliance with the federal regulations, a slight improvement over the previous quarter, from 68.9% to 68.5 % compliant. The number of OH residents connected to significant violator facilities has taken a steep increase in the latest cycle, largely due to the addition of Lakewood City water, serving over 50,000 residential customers. See the full list below this update.
Drinking Water Dialogue
Surface water drinking water sources are vulnerable to contamination from hazardous materials spills. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is the federal legislation that safeguards workers, the general population and the environment, including drinking water sources. RCRA sets out requirements for handling registered toxic materials, sets out regulations for handling, transporting and storing hazardous materials. Violations of the RCRA Act are investigated by federal EPA in cooperation with State authorities. EPA Region 5 and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency are invited to contribute to the dialogue on the level of compliance with RCR Act in Ohio. How concerned are you about the handling of toxic materials on the roadways and railways through your state? More to follow. To contribute to the dialogue, email info@wtoh.us.
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