APRIL 8, 2015
WARREN, OHIO (AP)
Residents in northeast Ohio are waiting to hear from state
environmental officials whether their water is safe to drink following a
chemical spill at an injection well facility.
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has been testing
water in Vienna Township near Warren after residents last week reported dead
animals near a local pond and sheen on the water's surface.
EPA officials expected to contact residents with results of
the tests Wednesday.
Inspectors traced the spill to a Kleese Development
Associates facility, which operates five saltwater injection wells. Officials
haven't pinpointed the exact source of the spill. The Ohio Department of
Resources on Friday ordered the facility to cease operations.
Officials say most of the surface contamination has been
cleaned up.