Hello @OhioEPA and @EPA I am not a smart person. Can you please dumb down your #EastPalestineOH Surface Water Contamination reports so they are readable by lay people?
How about a 1 page surface water analysis for creeks?
I asked Mayor Conway to do this in person Wednesday.
Here's how dumb I am. I cant even interpret the raw data below (partial screenshots). I must be an absolute moron, as I cant interpret if the results (measured amount) are safe.
I think this is the secret decoder ring. But man, this is a lot of work to answer "are the creeks safe to kayak in?"
And in order to decode this cipher I will need to manually enter each of the EPA's 130 "analyses" in their surface sample reports.
So I have done that. But I'm not confident in the results. Here I have compared the "Ohio River Basin Human Health Nondrink Criteria" to the lab sample surface water results.
You can see lots of "NOT SAFE" samples of surface water have been taken.
The "Result" column in Blue is the amount of a toxic chemical tested in the lab. The Green column is the value the state of Ohio limits for non-drinking water.
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Why is Frank so focussed on the groundwater? Creeks interact with aquifers (underground water).
My dummy interpretation of this geological information is that there is direct interaction between the creeks and the water aquifer under #EastPalestine P49 ohiodnr.gov/static/documen…
Please keep in mind, I'm not a geologist. But I can read. So I am sharing my readings with you. Do your homework. Ask the questions. Hold people accountable. They haven't been truthful so far.
Oops another #EPA typo ! The Potable City water pump intakes may be 56-83 feet below surface, but the ground water is only 18 feet below surface. How do I know? US Geological Surveys. nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/gwlev…
Why is this important? Because Sample ID EPD-SW-03-01-020423 taken on 2/4/2023 before the "controlled" explosion showed elevated levels of Benzo(a)anthracene and Chrysene right next to the Potable City Water Wells.
PRE EXPLOSION
It would be logical to conclude that after 150,000 gallons were spilled and immolated that much of this would up going to the creeks near the City Water Wells.
And since 2/4/2023 no one has produced a readable Surface Water Analysis. And this analysis has since been deleted.🤔