State Sen. Steven J. Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry S. Warren call for immediate suspension of the Sunoco Twin Oak-Newark Pipeline following jet fuel leak affecting residents' water wells.
Two Pennsylvania state legislators are urging federal authorities to halt operations of a Sunoco pipeline that has leaked jet fuel into the water wells of at least six homeowners in Bucks County . State Sen. Steven J. Santarsiero and State Rep. Perry S. Warren sent a letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requesting an immediate suspension of all petroleum product flow through the Sunoco Twin Oak-Newark Pipeline operated by Energy Transfer .
\The legislators argue that the pipeline, built in 1956, should be shut down until a comprehensive investigation identifies and repairs the cause of all leaks. Their letter highlights residents' claims of petroleum odors in their water for approximately 14 months, despite Sunoco's assertions of no discharges. Santarsiero and Warren express concerns that Sunoco's failure to detect and manage potential multiple discharges since at least 2023 undermines trust in their current investigation. \Kristine Wojnovich, a resident of the Mount Eyre neighborhood, shared her experience at a February 6th community meeting. She reported detecting a gasoline-like smell in her well water as early as September 2023. Despite contacting Sunoco, who initially claimed no contamination, Wojnovich and her family have been forced to stop using their well water for drinking, bathing, or laundry for over 16 months. The meeting, attended by around 75 residents, representatives from the township, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), PHMSA, and Sunoco, underscored the community's frustration over the lack of dedicated advocacy and centralized coordination in addressing the spill. \During the meeting, JoMarie Jenkins, a senior right of way specialist at Sunoco Logistics, announced the company's commitment to covering well testing costs for residents within a specific section of the neighborhood. She also pledged to provide port of entry treatment (POET) filtration systems, costing approximately $5,000 each, along with ongoing monitoring. While Sunoco representatives presented a preliminary outline of the potentially affected area, encompassing about 50 lots, the exact number of homes eligible for POET systems remained unclear
PIPELINE LEAK JET FUEL CONTAMINATION SUNOCO ENERGY TRANSFER BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMUNITY IMPACT
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