Toxic blob headed for Cleveland

By John Siciliano

Published October 19, 2016 4:15pm ET

Toxic blob headed for Cleveland — The Ohio EPA official in charge of the Cleveland area, Kurt Princic, said there has been no evidence of toxic chemicals entering the city's Nottingham Water Treatment Plant, but "we are still concerned." (AP Photo) | Tony Dejak

Ohio’s environmental regulators are tracking a toxic blob under Lake Erie that is heading for Cleveland’s main source of drinking water.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is preparing to release a report soon that is expected to show where the toxic sediment from pollutants dumped in Lake Erie 40 years ago is headed and whether Cleveland’s water supply is threatened.

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