Vienna Township Trustees will hold an emergency meeting for residents following an oil spill traced back to a property that operates five injection wells.


A representative from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has volunteered to attend the meeting at Mathews High School, Monday, April 6, at 6 p.m.


The meeting follows numerous phone calls fielded by Township trustees, who say they've not been provided any official updates from the state agencies on the scene.


"We have still yet to be contact by the Ohio EPA, we have no news from them, we have nothing from the Ohio Division of Wildlife, nothing from the ODNR," he said. "It doesn't appear we're important enough to inform."


Pegg plans to issue contact information for residents to voice their concerns to those who head up the state agencies in Columbus.


"Maybe if the people call their offices, they can get a response," Pegg said. 

"I live down the road from there, I have three wells on my farm, I have 30 cows as well that drink off well water, so I think everyone's concern on the road, community, is water," Rich Dascenzo said, township trustee.

Pegg continues to question the Ohio EPA and ODNR's protocols when responding to a spill. He's concerned why county leaders and township officials, including fire and hazmat personnel, were not notified of the spill along Sodom-Hutchins Road. 

Dead fish floating, dead turtles and a dead muskrat were discovered along with an an orange substance near spill sites by 21 News cameras Thursday and Friday.

The EPA supervised as crews worked to clean up the spill on Friday and Saturday.    

The Ohio EPA says it's not part of standard protocol to notify local first responders. The company responsible is required to inform the local fire department, the local emergency planning committee and the Ohio EPA of a spill.

Vienna's fire chief tells 21 News he first called the Ohio EPA Thursday evening at about 10:13 p.m. It wasn't until after he was in contact with the EPA that the company called him to notify the department of the problem at around 11 p.m.

KDA voluntarily shutdown operations Friday, while ODNR toured the property. The EPA reported Friday that the cause of the leak was linked to an underground pipe on the property that was discharging "light waste". 

In an email to 21 News on Friday, a spokesperson for the Ohio EPA provided instructions for residents who are concerned about their water supply.

"Residents should contact the local health department to determine whether or not they should test their private water wells," Heidi Griesmer said, deputy director of communication for the Ohio EPA. "We are still investigating the substance involved."

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