EAST PALESTINE–The following are updates from the State of Ohio regarding remediation work at the site of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Hazardous Waste Removal

According to the Ohio EPA, approximately 11.4 million gallons of liquid wastewater have been hauled out of East Palestine in total. There is currently a pile of approximately 17,300 tons of excavated soil waiting for removal from East Palestine, versus 19,900 tons that have been removed.

Private Well Testing

The Ohio Department of Health, working with the Columbiana County Health District, has received verified laboratory results from 21 additional samples from private water systems as of noon Monday. Thirteen of those wells showed no detectable contaminants. Eight wells had trace detections at levels well below safe drinking-water standards. There is no evidence that any of those trace detections are linked to the train derailment.

In total, test results from 242 samples have been verified, and none have shown any harmful contaminant levels associated with the derailment.

Potential Underground Storage Tank Leak

Gasoline recently found in a monitoring well at a privately owned property on Taggart St. is not connected to the train derailment. According to the Ohio EPA, it is suspected that there may be an underground storage tank on the property that is leaking. Ohio EPA is overseeing the recovery of the gasoline from the well. The property owner has hired an environmental consultant to assist with the investigation into the source of the gasoline. Currently, there is no visible sheen associated with the gasoline on Sulphur Run.