FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 08/6/2018

CONTACT: Neil Shader, PA DEP, 717-787-1323

PA DEP Assesses $148,000 Penalty Against Sunoco for Mariner East 2 Violations in Berks, Chester and Lebanon Counties

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has assessed a $148,000 penalty against Sunoco Pipeline LP (Sunoco) for violations of the Clean Streams Law and Dam Safety and Encroachment Act that occurred during the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Berks, Chester, and Lebanon counties.

In all three counties, Sunoco impacted the private water supplies of several citizens by causing cloudy, turbid, discolored and/or lost water in their wells, in addition to causing pollution and potential pollution to waters of the commonwealth. In Chester County, Sunoco also failed to immediately notify DEP of the adverse impacts to the private water supplies.

“Sunoco’s actions violated the law and will not be tolerated,” said DEP Secretary Patrick McDonnell. “Sunoco cannot impact water supplies. If it does, Sunoco must address those impacts to the satisfaction of the water supply’s owner, including replacement or restoration of the impacted water supply.”

The collected penalty will be divided and deposited into the Clean Water Fund and the Dams and Encroachments Fund.

“No company is above the law. Sunoco must comply with all conditions in its permits,” said McDonnell. “DEP will continue to monitor Sunoco’s compliance with those conditions and take all steps necessary to ensure Sunoco complies with its permits and the law.”

Additional information, including the Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty and supporting documents, can be found on the Mariner East 2 page of the DEP website:

http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/ProgramIntegration/Pennsylvania-Pipeline-Portal/Pages/Mariner-East-II.aspx

From an Update by Sara Welch, Shale Gas Reporter, July 24, 2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued another notice of violation to Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Sunoco Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline for spilling drilling fluid in a wetland.

The notification marked the 65th from the PA-DEP since construction on the project began in February 2017. The PA-DEP is following the same procedure it did with the other notices and requiring ETP to provide a report describing how it will clean the spill, among other things, before it will allow the company to restart drilling at the site.

Due to the stoppages, ETP had to move its completion date for the Mariner East 2 project from the third quarter of 2017 to the third quarter of 2018.

http://shalegasreporter.com/news/sunocos-mariner-east-2-pipeline-receives-notices-dep/61888.html/