7/1/2024
Sarah Thiessen
 Hazardous Spill File
Blue material and urea spilled in Lower Scioto River Watershed
For the week of July 1 - 7 , 2024 updated July 5 938 am EDT
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The most recent spills files found were reported to Ohio EPA Spill line on July 4.
On Thursday, July 4th, two spills were reported. In Lower Maumee River Watershed, 220 gallons of trade name mixture was reported spilled on Airport Hwy 5 in Wauseon, Fulton County. In Muskingum River Watershed, unreported amounts of sewage sludge was released along China St in Crooksville, Perry County.
Earlier this week
On Saturday, June 29 five spills were reported. In the Lower Scioto River Watershed, unreported amounts of a blue material and urea were released on Township Hwy 2 in Salt Creek Township, in Pickaway County. In the Lower Maumee River Watershed 150 gallons of diesel were reported to have been spilled during a car accident on the I-75 in Toledo, Lucas County.
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.
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- 40 gallons or more of petroleum product
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