The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released an update on the cleanup in East Palestine.

After a week of steady rain, State Line Lake to the north of the train derailment site, began to flood into the bypass pond at the site.

According to the release, the fish from State Line Lake were drawn into the bypass pond's pump intakes, killing the fish who entered the bypass system. The EPA says the fish were not killed by exposure to any contaminants.

The dead fish were found on April 5 and an investigation began with the creek being monitored over the weekend. Crews from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources began to pick up the dead fish along Sulphur Run on April 8.

They found approximately 1,000 dead fish along Sulphur Run and the outlet of the bypass system.

The EPA says as water recedes, no more additional fish are expected to be pulled into the intakes.

Sediment cleaning is set to resume on April 15 depending on water levels. Sediment cleaning of Sulphur Run began on March 25, but the EPA later told Norfolk Southern to pause the cleanup while they decided how to contain and gather oil sheen from sediments. Oil sheen has not been found during the week's heavy rain.

The cleanup efforts underneath Liberty Street finished on April 10. That was the final culvert to be cleaned.

As of April 12, 177,092 tons of solid waste has been shipped away from the scene. Another 60,189,667 gallons of wastewater has been taken from the scene.