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Pipeline oil spill in Monroe Township enters final cleanup stage; multiple agencies assisted
Summary
Carroll County EMA, Ohio EMA, Ohio EPA and ODNR joined local crews over the weekend to respond to a pipeline oil spill in Monroe Township; county officials reported more than 20 personnel assisted and crews were in final clean-up stages by the morning update.
County officials reported that a pipeline oil spill in Monroe Township prompted a multi-agency response over the weekend.
Vice President Robert E. Wirkner told the Board that Carroll County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) was contacted and that at one point more than 20 personnel were assisting in the cleanup. He said Carroll County EMA, the Ohio EMA, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources were on site and that, as of the morning update during the March 30 meeting, crews were in the final clean-up stages. No formal action was taken by the Board during the briefing.
Officials did not provide additional details about the spill's source, volume of petroleum released, or environmental impacts during the meeting; those details were not specified in the transcript.
