TODAY At 6:00 p.m. DEP, Dept. Of Health To Hold Virtual Town Hall To Update Bucks County Residents On The Response To The Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak; ; Submit Questions By 11:30 a.m.

On April 9, the Department of Environmental Protection and the state Department of Health announced they would hold a virtual town hall meeting April 10 at 6:00 p.m. to update residents of Washington Crossing, Upper Wakefield Township, Bucks County on the response to the Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline leak.

The media advisory said the agencies will "highlight its commitment to stand by the community until the cleanup is complete.

The officials expected to attend include--

-- Patrick Patterson, DEP Southeast Regional Director

-- Lisa Strobridge, P.G., Local Government Liaison​

-- C. David Brown, P.G., Environmental Cleanup & Brownfields Program Manager​

-- Tom Magge, Clean Water Response Program Manager​

-- Julie Miller, PhD DABT, Toxicologist PA Department of Health​

Submit Questions By 11:30 a.m.

Pre-submitted questions are being accepted via email at ra-epumpipeline@pa.gov and must be submitted by Thursday, April 10 at 11:30 a.m.  Read more here.

Any questions received after this time will be answered at a later date. 

Joining the Meeting

Click Here to register to attend the meeting via Microsoft Teams.

It will also be available by telephone at 267-332-8737, Conference ID: 378 186 502

Click Here for the DEP media advisory.

Visit DEP’s Upper Makefield Pipeline webpage for more information.

Anyone who would like future updates and email notifications from DEP regarding the pipeline leak should email ra-epumpipeline@pa.gov and request to be added to the email distribution list.

NewsClip:

-- Patch.com: DEP To Hold Virtual Update On Upper Makefield Pipeline Leak

Resource Links:

-- Courier Times: PA State Attorney General Investigates Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leaks For Potential Environmental Crimes In Bucks County [Convicted Of Other Criminal Charges, Penalized Over $48.1 Million For Pipeline Violations So Far]  [PaEN]

-- Criminal Convictions; Record Penalties, Restitution Of Over $158.3 Million Highlight Big Shale Gas, Related Petrochemical Industry Compliance History In Pennsylvania  [PaEN] 

-- DEP Orders Energy Transfer/Sunoco To Install Water Treatment Systems In Over 200 Homes Impacted By Petroleum Products Pipeline Leak In Bucks County  [PaEN]

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NewsClips:

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-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Liberty Energy, Range Resources Partner On Natural Gas Power Plant For Data Center In Washington County

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[Posted: April 10, 2025]  PA Environment Digest