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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:*
June 2, 2023




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*Dan Tierney: 614-644-0957
Breann Almos: 614-644-0957






East Palestine Update -- 6/2/23

(COLUMBUS, Ohio)?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.

*New First Responder Training Resource*

Firefighters, EMS workers, and other first responders now have an online resource that gives them instant access to information on hazardous material training available throughout the state.

The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of State Fire Marshal, in partnership with the Bureau of Workers? Compensation, PUCO, and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency,? developed a new website that compiles all known first responder training in Ohio.

This resource was developed in response to the East Palestine train derailment to ensure a singular depository for hazmat courses that train firefighters in responding to train derailments and other emergencies. The trainings are free to first responders through state agencies and industry partners. Some coursework is online.

To learn more about the opportunities and take a look at the page, please visit the Ohio State Fire Marshal?s website [ [link removed] ].

*Track-Area Clean Up Progress
*Excavation of impacted sediment and soil along North Ditch west of Pleasant Drive is underway. ?Track cleanup of the few remaining grids also is underway. Ohio EPA, US EPA and Norfolk Southern continue to finalize the site-wide investigation plan. ?Controlled washing of a few remaining areas of impacted sediment in Sulphur Run and Leslie Run will resume next week.??

*Hazardous Waste Removal*
According to Ohio EPA, approximately 20 million gallons of liquid wastewater have been hauled out of East Palestine in total.?There is currently a pile of approximately?16,500 tons of excavated soil waiting for removal from East Palestine, versus?57,200?tons that have been removed.?

*East Palestine Municipal Drinking Water**
*Drinking water sampling results [ [link removed] ]?from the East Palestine Municipal Water System continue to show no indication of contaminants associated with the derailment. The public water system continues to meet all state and federal standards for safe drinking water. Sentinel and monitoring well sampling also show no indication that chemicals associated with the derailment are moving toward the East Palestine well field.

*Private Well Testing*

The Ohio Department of Health, working with the Columbiana County Health District, has received verified laboratory results from 14 additional samples from private water systems since last Friday. None of them showed detectable contaminants. In total, test results from 457 samples have been verified.

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*State of Ohio Updates*

Unless an urgent update is necessary, East Palestine train derailment remediation updates from the State of Ohio will be issued only twice a month moving forward.

For more information and previous updates from the State of Ohio, visit ema.ohio.gov/eastpalestine [ [link removed] ].

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