10/23/2024
Sarah Thiessen
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October 25, 2024 1054 am EDT
Hazardous Spill File
8400 gallons of wastewater released in Cuyahoga Watershed
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Cuyahoga Watershed: October 23rd, 8400 gallons of wastewater was released off Evans Ave in Akron, Summit County.
Upper Scioto Watershed: October 21st, an unreported amount of human sewage was released on Albert Ave in Clinton Township, Franklin County.
Upper Great Miami Watershed: October 21st, unknown amount of unknown material was released on Wagner Ford Rd in Harrison Township, Montgomery County.
Huron - Vermillion Watershed: October 21st, sheen noted on an unnamed river on Scottwood Rd in Norwich Township, Huron County.
See last week's spill report here.
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 historic criminal CWA prosecutions See last week's CrimeBox here.
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