EAST PALESTINE, Ohio - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that a new way the Ohio EPA will report water testing results. 

Ohio EPA today launched a new public dashboard to report surface water testing results from samples collected in area creeks and rivers.

The dashboard highlights the 20 surface water sampling locations along Sulphur Run, Leslie Run, Little Beaver Creek, North Fork Little Beaver Creek, and the Ohio River. Test results include readings for vinyl chloride, butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, benzene, and 2-butoxyethanol.

According to the Ohio EPA, surface water testing results generally vary between minimum chemical detections and declining contaminant levels, but residents should continue to avoid contact with the contaminated water in the derailment area near Sulphur Run.

Surface water from the aforementioned bodies of water is not the source of drinking water for municipal or private wells in the East Palestine area. Human consumption of any untreated surface water from creeks and rivers is strongly discouraged. 

Links to the EPA dashboard can be found here