Sunoco so as not to visit public forums about the leak of Upper Makefield Pipeline

Sunoco plans to return to one -on -one interviews with homeowners of the Upper Makefield Township, which are affected by the leak of Jet Traffle from an underground neighborhood pipeline. After another Taskforce meeting, which called for a complete shutdown of the disturbed channel with angry residents and elected officers, he was completed.

So far, at least six residential care fountains have tested positively for impurities. Many more are examined.

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A representative of the Sunoco Company said, instead of questions in a public forum, as in the fifth meeting between residents and representatives of the energy transfer, which runs in Sunoco ownership, which runs the concerned 100 miles long pipeline, the state environmental protection department (www.pa.gov/agencies) as well as the etc. US pipeline and the operational department for danger materials (wwww.pa.dot.gov), one.

The energy transmission said that at a public session you could not answer any questions because some residents have commissioned a lawyer to take legal action and instead take individually with the residents and to present updates on online websites.

“Although we cannot go into a Q-and-A here, our commitment to communication will continue,” said Joe McGinn, Vice President for Public Affairs, energy transmission.

At the same meeting, Bucks County, Jennifer Shorn, said the case was sent to the Attorney General, who could pursue the case as environmental crimes. The energy transfer at the beginning of this month was issued by the state environmental protection department for violations of the law on clean streams.

Representatives from the US representatives' offices, Brian Fitzpatrick and Senator John Fetterman, also spoke at the meeting and said they were working at the federal level to get answers from energy transmission.

And Senator Steve Santarsiero and the MPs of the state of Perry Warren spoke out against the company's decision not to answer questions at the public session. '

“If factual questions are asked, you can answer factually and the company should not put the company in legal danger,” said Santarsiero. “But if you fear that parts of the facts are publicly a potential risk or the risk of liability for you, you should just come out and say that because I suspect that this is really the situation here.”

Officials call for downhill the leaky Sunoco pipeline in the upper Makefield

Originally published: March 17, 2025 at 2:07 a.m. Edt