# SWANSON CREEK MARSH OIL SPILL
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `18963`
- **Case Number:** 03-2000-0227
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $56.58M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- SWANSON CREEK MARSH OIL SPILL (complaint) (settlement)
## 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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