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SWANSON CREEK MARSH OIL SPILL

Administrative - Formal · FY2000 · — · — · 18963

Penalty
Cost recovery
$56.58M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-2000-0227
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

ON APRIL 8, 2000, A PIPELINE, OWNED BY POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY AND OPERATED AND MAINTAINED BY STANDARD TRANSPORT SERVICES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LLP, RUPTURED CAUSING A RELEASE OF #6 AND #2 OIL TO A MARSH ADJACENT TO SWANSON CREEK ON PEPCO'S CHALK POINT GENERATING STATION PROPERTY. EPA ISSUED A CWA 311C ORDER ON APRIL 8, 2000 & A CWA 311 C&E UAO ON MAY 1, 2000.

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