February 16, 2016
Dominion Power transformer station at 18th and South Fern Street in Arlington was responsible for a January 24 spillage of about 13,500 gallons of mineral oil used to cool the equipment. This resulted in an oil sheen found on the Potomac, Roaches Run and manholes nearby.
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Oil Spill Reaches Roaches Run, Potomac
Dominion Power working on remediation.
The unraveling of the oil sheen mystery on the Potomac River took Federal, state and Arlington County officials, the Coast Guard, multiple lab tests and days of speculation.
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