7/22/2024
Sarah Thiessen
 Hazardous Spill File
Butadiene released in Tuscarawas Watershed
For the week of July 22 - 28 , 2024 updated July 26 1204 pm EDT
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The most recent spills files found were reported to Ohio EPA Spill line on July 24.
On Friday, July 26th, two spills were reported. In Tuscarawas Watershed, 10 gallons of butadiene was released on Diamond Dr in Akron, Summit County. In Tiffin Watershed, 75 gallons of diesel was released along OH-34 in Ridgeville Township, Henry County.
Earlier this week
On Wednesday, July 24th, twelve spills were reported. In Cuyahoga Watershed two spills occurred impacting water. Sheen was reported to be impacting an unnamed stream in a residential area off Liberty Rd in Twinsburg, Summit County. On the Cuyahoga River sheen was reported from an unknown source off Eggers Ave in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County. In the Raccoon-Symmes Watershed unreported amounts of diesel was impacting an unnamed creek along OH-775 in Mason Township, Lawrence.
On Tuesday, July 23th, ten spills were reported. In Upper Ohio Wheeling Watershed, 7000 gallons of milk was released due to a car accident on Center St in Martins Ferry, Belmont County. Ohio River was impacted directly. In Mahoning Watershed, fish kill was reported on OH-44 in Alliance, Stark Township. Mahoning River impacted.
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 Ohio CrimeBox for more information on criminal prosecutions under the CWA.
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