Clean Water Act (CWA) CrimeBox for the week of September 19 to 25, 2022
Environmental Crimes: Historic Case: Fiscal Year 2004, CR_1420
One of 56 Criminal Prosecutions under the Clean Water Act (from 1989-2020)
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The owner/operator of an industrial plating company acted to avoid an approved local pre-treatment requirement for the company’s process wastewater. The owner/operator was indicted under the Clean Water Act, for knowingly discharging industrial effluent below pH 6 into the municipal sanitary sewer of Cincinnati.
The defendant pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced to probation and a federal fine.
Incarceration: 0 months Home confinement:0 months: Federal fines: $1000; Probation:12 months; Community Service: 0 hours
No compliance rate changes this week, and no new violators are listed.
SDWA Compliance for the week of Sep 19-25, 2022 69.7% *
Significant Violations List includes:
7 and 14 Truck Stop
Apple Creek Village
Brunersburg WD
Campbell Soup Supply Co
Carey Conservation Sportsmans Club
Champion Camping Club Public Water System
Choctaw Utilities Inc.
Comet Mobile Home Park
Community Freewill Baptist Church
Deer Creek Golf Course
Dietz Landing Public Water System
Dollar General #20756 Mount Sterling
Dutch Country Restaurant
Elks Club 1377 Public Water System
Fairbridge Inn Express
Freeport Village Public Water System
Galion City
Hamler Village
Hillside Mobile Home Park
Holgate Village
Hollansburg Park/Ball Diamond Public Water System
Huffman MetroPark Momba Well Public Water System
Joe’s Place II
Knipp Farms Inc. AMLC
Lamiell Properties
Landeck Tavern
Laura Village
Lima City
Lithopolis Village Public Water System
Longs Retreat Well 11, 14, 16, 18
Maysville Regional Water
Mcafee Tool and Die Inc.
Melody Fool
Mount Pleasant Public Water System
Mulligans Pub, Driving Range and Putt Putt
Pioneer Inn
Plank Road Tavern
Pleasant Valley Church and School
Sirna Pizza Public Water System
South Vienna Village Public Water System
Sunset Terrace Mobile Home Park
The Springfield House Public Water System
The Virtues Golf Club Clubhouse Public Water System
Thompson Center Market Public Water System
Valley Office Parkland Preschool Public Water System
Wauseon City
Wilmot Village Public Water System
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 Sept 19-25, 2022
- Sep 12, 2022 60 000 gallons of wastewater reported released in Tuscarawas River watershed at Zanesville (Tuscarawas County).Unnamed waterbody affected.
- Sep 17, 2022, 100 gallons of xylene dimethylbenzene reported spilled in Tuscarawas River watershed, Dover Township (Tuscarawas County).
- Sep 12, 2022, Unknown amount of mercury reported spilled in Upper Scioto watershed, Upper Arlington (Franklin County).
- Sep 20, 2022 Fish kill reported in St.Marys River watershed, unknown amount of unspecified petroleum product reported spilled at Minster (Auglaize County)
- Sep 12, 2022, 500 gallons of oil product reported recovered from an oil spill in Lower Great Miami River at Dayton (Montgomery County)
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