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Sarah Thiessen
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September 13, 2024 216 pm EDT
Hazardous Spill File
3 creeks impacted with spills
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Upper Scioto Watershed: On September 10th, a grey material was reported to have been released into an unnamed creek along Karl Rd in Columbus, Franklin County.
Auglaize Watershed: On September 10th, an unreported amount of manure was released into an unnamed creek off County Hwy N in Monterey Township, Putnam County.
Shenango Watershed: On September 10th, 60 gallons of diesel was discharged onto the road from a vehicle driving on the I-80 in Hubbard Township, Trumbull County.
Tuscarawas Watershed: On September 10th, 10 gallons of an unreported substance was released into another unnamed creek off Polonia Ave, in Coventry Township, Summit County. This created a sheen on the surface of the water.
See last week's spill report here.
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 historic criminal CWA prosecutions See last week's CrimeBox here.
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