WTOH - WATERTODAY OHIO

August 15, 2022

TODAY

WATERSHEDS - 8/15 to 8/21
With the Flow Ohio – Watershed Report for the Week of August 15 to 21, 2022
Our watershed reports provide all the available watershed information on flows, spills and HABs. We also post individual reports on Spills, HABs and Crime. Full Report

Previous Reports

SPILL TRACKER- August 8 to 14
"highlighting toxic spills, spills over 100 gallons and spills impacting water
Thousands of pounds of corrosive sulfuric acid spilled in the Raccoon-Symmes Watershed
Full Report

CRIME/VIOLATIONS - July 25 to 31
Environmental Crimes
ID# CR2-99-161, Fiscal Year 2000
One of 56 Criminal Prosecutions under the Clean Water Act (from 1989-2020)
(2000) A corporation contracted to operate six wastewater treatment plants for Muskingum County was fined $50,000 for falsifying reports of the levels of contaminants in effluent release, including the amount of ammonia and fecal coliform bacteria.

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Compliance for the week of July 25-31, 2022, - 69.7% *
List of drinking facilities with significant violations

HABS/BEACH ALERTS - July 18 to 24
Bacterial Contamination Advisory
Lake Erie - Noble Beach (Cuyahoga County>
Lake Erie - Edgecliff Beach (Cuyahoga County)
Lake Erie - Community Park Beach (Lorain County)
Lake Erie - Nokomis (Erie County)
Lake Erie - Lakefront Park (Erie County)
Lake Erie - Sawmill Creek (Erie County)
Lake Erie - Lions Park (Erie County)
Kiser Lake - Kiser Lake (Champaign County)
CJ Brown Reservoir - Buck Creek Main (Clark County)
Little Miami River, Camp Dennison Municipal Park, Clermont County

Full Report

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WATERSHEDS

RIVERS

COUNTIES

TOPOGRAPHY

WATERSHED DATA
Complete data on Ohio watersheds, rivers, streams, reservoirs, regulators and community water systems. ➤

STREAMFLOW
The USGS Network of Streamflow Monitors: A 24/7 Flood Warning System
Interview with Thomas Harris, Chief, Hydrologic Networks USGS, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana Water Science Centre.
Streamflow Matters
Interview With John Massen, Public Relations, Ohio Coastguard

LINKS

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GREENING ROOFTOPS
From Sponge City to Micro Water Management On Rooftops

Amsterdam Start-Up RESILIO addresses critical urban challenges related to flooding, heat and water supply, energy consumption and biodiversity

CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change in your town, how to mitigate its effects, where to start, and the software to figure it out

Interview with Atkins Global, SNC-Lavalin Climate Team advising FEMA

NANO PLASTICS
Trust your municipal sand
filtration water treatment process,
the technology removes nano-
plastics: Swiss Study

Interview with Ralf Kaegi, Insitute of Aquatic Science and Technology

CITY WATER

MONTPELIER
Montpelier Drinking Water- The best tasting municipal water in the world

The Village of Montpelier, Ohio is the 2022 winner marking the fifth time the village with a population of 4,000 has brought home the gold.

DAYTON
A groundwater guardian community

Dayton's groundwater protection program has received 25 awards. Dayton benefits from a plentiful groundwater supply known as the Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer (GMBVA) which was designated a Sole Source Aquifer in May, 1888.

CINCINNATI
Cincinnati's two water treatment plants earn national recognition for water quality excellence

Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) supplies an average of more than 43 billion gallons of water each year to more than 240,000 residential and commercial accounts.

WT WOMEN

From trash to treasure - A paradigm shift
Interview with Joanne Rodriguez Founder of GreenTech Start-up, MYCOCYCLE

A Voice for Lake Eries
Interview with Markie Miller, Volunteer Organizer for Toledoans for Safe Water

Interview with Dr. Kim Cobb - Professor, Oceanographer, Climate Scientist
Lead author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2022 Report

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