NATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM

Of The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan

G-OPF 2100 2nd St. S.W., Washington, DC 20593-0001

Transformer 

Occurrence Date:

 29 August, 2001

Location:

 Vienna, VA

Source:

 Pad Mounted Transformer

Material:

 Transformer Oil

Severity:

 Potential Major

Quantity Discharged:

 11,000 Gallons

Quantity in Water:

 Unknown

Body of Water Affected:

 Storm Drain and Unnamed Creek

Federal On-Scene Coordinator:

 EPA Region III
Description:

ON 29 AUG AT 15:28 LOCAL TIME, FAIRFAX COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE REPORTED A 50 GALLON PER MINUTE RELEASE OF TRANSFORMER OIL FROM A SUBSTATION IN VIENNA, VA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT KNOW IF THE OIL CONTAINED PCBs. AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY OF OIL HAS ENTERED A STORM DRAIN AND AN UNNAMED CREEK. LOCAL MEDIA INTEREST IS HIGH.