9/26/2024
Sarah Thiessen
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September 26, 2024 314 pm EDT
Hazardous Spill File
Diesel spills impacting pavement following car accidents
24-HOUR EMERGENCY SPILL HOTLINE 1-800-282-9378 or 614-224-0946
Report spills and environmental emergencies to Ohio EPA 24-hours a day, 365 days a year
Tuscarawas Watershed: On September 24th, an unreported amount of trade name mixture was released off Kings Hwy Southwest in Brewster, Stark County.
Mohican Watershed: On September 23rd, 100 gallons of diesel was released from a vehicle onto the road on State Route 97 W in Bellville, Richland County.
Upper Great Miami Watershed: On September 26th, an unreported amount of diesel was released onto the road following a car crash on OH-75 in Harrison Township - Montgomery
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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