11/1/2024
Sarah Thiessen
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November 1, 2024 1017 am EDT
Hazardous Spill File
Green material released into unnamed creek in Upper Great Miami Watershed
24-HOUR EMERGENCY SPILL HOTLINE 1-800-282-9378 or 614-224-0946
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Hocking Watershed: October 30th, an unreported amount of hydraulic oil fluid was released along Town Highway 283 in Monroe Township, Perry County.
Upper Ohio Wheeling Watershed: October 30th, unreported amounts of sewage sludge was released along North 7th St in Martins Ferry, Belmont County. On October 29th, 2000 lbs of natural gas was released on Giacobbi Rd in Green Township, Harrison County.
Upper Great Miami Watershed: October 29th, a green material was discharged into an unnamed creek on Springbrook Blvd in Harrison Township, Montgomery County.
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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