11/27/2024
Sarah Thiessen
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November 29 2024 934 am EST
Hazardous Spill File
Release of human sewage impacts Canton Township in the Tuscarawas Watershed
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Cedar-Portage Watershed: November 22, an unreported amount of lime Sludge was released on the 3000 block of York St in Toledo, Lucas County.
Tuscarawas Watershed: November 23, unreported amount of human sewage released on Central Ave Southeast in Canton Township of Stark 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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