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Pepco's Chalk Point Generating Plant on the Patuxent River

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Description

Pepco's Chalk Point Generating Plant on the Patuxent River. A pipeline carryingoil to this plant burst and spilled 100,000 gallons of oil into Swanson Creek onApril 7, 2000.

Photographer

Mary Hollinger

Display Date

2000 April 11

Location

Maryland, Chesapeake Bay

Category

America's Coastlines
Chesapeake Bay
Problems

NOAA Affiliation

NODC biologist

Keywords

Coastline
Chesapeake Bay Maryland
Problem Pollution