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HAZARDOUS SPILLS
May 22, 2024
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
The most recent spills file found was reported to Ohio EPA Spill line on May 20 .
Six spills were reported for this date. An unknown amount of crude oil was reported spilled off Robertsville Rd in Brown Township, of Carroll. An unknown amount of petroleum oil was reported spilled on the US-50 in Paint Township, Highland. Cattle and pig manure has been reported to have been spilled in unknown quantities off Rd F in Van Buren Township, Putnam. An unreported amount of diesel and urea were reported spilled on Redd Road in Marion Township. Lastly, an unknown amount of transformer oil was reported spilled on Lawrence Ave in Wauseon, Fulton.
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.
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