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CrimeBox

Clean Water Act (CWA) CrimeBox for the week of Nov 21 to 27, 2022

Environmental Crimes: Historic Case: Fiscal Year 2010, CR_1980

One of 56 Criminal Prosecutions under the Clean Water Act (from 1989-2020)

Over-application of organic liquid waste on a tile-drained field is regarded as illegal discharge to the waterway

One of the largest confined animal operations in the state of Ohio was charged under the Clean Water Act for negligently discharging waste into state waters.

Saturating a tile-drained farm field with liquid organic wastewater from concentrated animal feeding operation was determined by the judge as an illegal discharge directly to the creek. The CAFO corporate was sentenced to a $150,000 federal fine and further ordered to pay $150,000 restitution disbursed to three local environmental organizations as a community service. A contractor to the concentrated animal feeding operation was also sentenced to three years probation for his role in ordering the application of wastewater in excess of permitted discharge. The facility was ordered by the court to make a number of improvements, including adding more surface area for future wastewater disposal.

Probation: 72 months; Federal fines: $150,000; Restitution/Community Service: $150,000

SDWA Compliance for the week of Nov 21-27, 2022 68.4% *

*Ohio drinking water facilities currently in compliance with the USA Safe Drinking Water Act

4323 Drinking Water Facilities in Ohio
1364 (31.5%) with Current Violations
30 (.69%) with Significant Violations
360 (8.3%) with Formal Enforcement Actions (in the last 5 yrs)
0 Criminal Prosecutions under the Safe Drinking Water Act
54,163 residents served by DWF with significant violations

UPDATED: Significant Violations List includes:

Apple Creek Village Public Water Supply, pop 1190 (Wayne)

Berkshire Hills Country Club, pop 100 (Geauga)

Brunersburg WD, pop 500 (Defiance)

Brunersburg – Evansport WD, pop 268 (Defiance)

Camp Gideon Retreat Centre, pop 50 (Carroll)

Christi Water System Inc., pop 483 (Defiance)

Comet Mobile Home Park, pop 25 (Summit)

Deer Creek Golf Course, pop 124 (Trumbull)

Dollar General #20756 Mount Sterling, pop 223 (Madison)

Fairbridge Inn Express, pop 50 (Madison)

Good Vibrations PWS, pop 50 (Summit)

Gurney Elementary School, pop 640 (Geauga)

Hamler Village, pop 627 (Henry)

Holgate Village, pop 1150 (Henry)

Hollansburg Park/Ball Diamond Public Water System, pop 100 (Darke)

Huffman MetroPark Momba Well Public Water System, pop 145 (Greene)

Lamiell Properties, pop 55 (Summit)

Landeck Tavern, pop 65 (Allen)

Laura Village, pop 487 (Miami)

Maysville Regional Water, pop 6540 (Muskingum), pop 100 (Geauga)

Mulligans Pub, Driving Range and Putt Putt, pop 100 (Geauga)

Paulding Village, pop 3605 (Paulding)

Potemkin Industries Inc. PWS, pop 33 (Knox)

South Vienna Village Public Water System, pop 393 (Clark)

The Virtues Golf Club Clubhouse Public Water System, pop 150 (Licking)

Thompson Raceway Park, pop 300 (Geauga)

Turkeyfoot Resort, pop 50 (Logan)

Wauseon City, pop 7425 (Fulton)

Willow Lake Park, pop 110 (Trumbull)

Woodsfield Village PWS, pop 2598 (Monroe)

Ohio EPA Spill Hotline 1-800-282-9378

“Report emergencies involving the release of any material that impacts public health or the environment, including chemicals, petroleum, manure, fires/explosions, or to make an emergency notification to Ohio EPA as required by law or by permit.”

Spills we are tracking: Week of Nov 21-27, 2022

Little Beaver Watershed – tributary to Ohio River

Nov 14 – unknown white material reported spilled into the Middle Branch Little Beaver Creek at Salem – Columbiana County

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