In addition to the update from DEP, the public has the opportunity to submit questions about the response that will be addressed during the webinar.
Send questions to ra-epumpipeline@pa.gov.
Click Here to register for the webinar.
The meeting will be recorded and subsequently posted on DEP’s Upper Makefield Pipeline webpage.
The Incident
On January 31, 2025, Energy Transfer/Sunoco confirmed that its pipeline had leaked petroleum, initially contaminating seven wells in the Mt. Eyre Manor neighborhood in Upper Makefield Township.
Third-party environmental consultants – working under DEP oversight – have conducted water tests at impacted homes, testing well water for petroleum contamination.
To date, treatment systems have been installed at 112 residences, seven of which had results above drinking water standards for petroleum products and with detectable contamination at other residences.
Treatment systems are scheduled to be installed at many other homes. The point-of-entry treatment (POET) filtration systems that have been installed are designed to remove all contaminants from drinking water, ensuring residents can have access to clean water in their homes.
On March 6, 2025, the Shapiro Administration issued an order directing Energy transfer to continue providing bottled water to affected residents and sample and maintain the treatment systems that have been installed on homes.
Additionally, DEP has required Energy Transfer to submit a long-term cleanup plan and set up a way for affected residents and the community to access cleanup plans.
Visit DEP's Upper Makefield Pipeline webpage for more information on the response.
Resource Links:
-- Inquirer: How An Energy Transfer/Sunoco Petroleum Products Pipeline Leak Disrupted A Quiet Bucks County Neighborhood: ‘Never Drink The Water’ [PDF of Article]
-- DEP: Updates Community On Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak Response In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards:
-- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 22 to 28: $3.3 Million Penalty; 10,000 Gallon Spill Into Mine Voids, For 4th Time; 21 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Wet Fracking Sand ‘Escapes’ Containment [PaEN]
-- DEP Settlement With Energy Transfer/Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield Imposes $3.3 Million Penalty, Including $1 Million Community Improvement Projects For Polluting Allegheny River [PaEN]
-- DEP To Host Dec. 8 Virtual Update On Response To Energy Transfer/Sunoco Pipeline Leak In Upper Makefield Twp., Bucks County [PaEN]
-- DEP: MarkWest Liberty Midstream Pipeline Construction Results In 10,000 Gallon Spill Into Coal Mine Void Under Washington County, For The 4th Time [PaEN]
-- DEP Issues Lazy Oil Company Violations For Abandoning 12 Conventional Wells In Venango County; None Of The Wells Could Be Found At Their GPS Coordinates; If You Know More, Call DEP [PaEN]
-- PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - November 29 [PaEN]
-- DEP Invites Comments On Chapter 105 Permit For Site Construction Of Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant In Indiana County [PaEN]
-- DEP Posted 84 Pages Of Permit-Related Notices In November 29 PA Bulletin [PaEN]
Related Articles This Week:
-- Environmental Quality Board Meets Dec. 9 On Petitions To Increase Setbacks From Shale Gas Wells, Oil & Gas Wastewater Processing, Water System Operator, Radiation Protection Fees [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - December 1 [PaEN]
-- PJM Market Monitor Files Complaint With FERC Saying PJM Is Proposing To Allow A.I. Data Centers To Connect To Grid That It Cannot Reliably Serve, Will Require Blackouts To Maintain Service [PaEN]
-- PUC Invites Comments On Model Tariff For Connecting A.I. Data Center To The Grid
-- PUC Commissioners Agree On Need To ‘Get It Right’ On Reforming Grid Connection Process For Solar, Renewable, All Energy Sources To Protect Consumers, Grid Reliability [PaEN]
-- PUC Chairman Highlights 'Extraordinary Challenges' Pennsylvania Families Are Facing This Winter With Energy Bills And His Appreciation For Groups Providing Assistance [PaEN]
-- PUC: Most PA Electric Utility Consumers To See 3.7% To 10.6% Increase In Electricity Prices During The Next 3 Months Starting Dec. 1 [PaEN]
NewsClips:
-- Utility Dive: PJM Market Monitor: No More PJM Data Centers Unless They Can Be Reliably Served
-- Utility Dive: US EIA: Residential Electricity Prices Continue Rise, Up 7.4% In September; Natural Gas Up 47.4%; No One Sees A Near-Term Solution
-- PA Capital-Star: PJM Grid Operator Weighs Proposals To Manage A.I. Data Center Impact On Electricity Affordability And Reliability
-- Utility Dive: US DOE A.I. Data Center Load Connection Proposal Sparks Federal-State Jurisdiction Concerns, Data Centers Offer Qualified Support
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Natural Gas Power Plant For Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus Receives DEP Air Permit [PDF of Article]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Clean Air Council Opposing Homer City A.I. Data Center Campus 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plant Permit [PDF of Article]
-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Electricity Costs Set To Rise In Most Of PA Next Month Due To A.I. Data Center Demands, Backlog Of New Generation Sources [Duquesne Light: Customers Facing ‘Astronomically Higher Bills’]
-- TribLive: Duquesne Light Electric Rates Climb 10.6% Starting Dec. 1, As Statewide Electric Price Hikes Being
-- WHYY: Philadelphia Gas Works Residential Customers To See Monthly Bills Jump By About $6
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Energy Transfer/Sunoco, Atlantic Richfield To Pay $3.3 Million Penalty For Decades Of Oil Pollution In Allegheny River
-- Williamsport Sun: Williamsport Sees Dip In Act 13 Drilling Impact Fee Revenue In Recent Years [Because It Isn’t Based On Gas Production, But Number Of Wells
-- ABC27: UGI Unveils New Liquefied Natural Gas Facility In Cumberland County
-- AAA Average Gasoline Prices: National- $3.01 Ohio- $2.68 PA- $3.22
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 18 - Same As Last Week
-- PublicPower.org: US DOE Extends Closure Date Again For Eddystone Natural Gas Power Plant In Delaware County Under ‘Emergency’ Order [Click Here for Order]
-- Environmental Defense Fund: President’s EPA Delays Methane Pollution Protections From Oil & Gas Industry Despite Health Risks, Energy Waste, Widespread Opposition
-- EPA Extends Deadlines For Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emissions Reporting And Certain Compliance Dates
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Federal Red Tape Is Strangling Pennsylvania Natural Gas Energy Boom - By Joseph Pitts, Former PA Member Of Congress
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Tenaris Bets Big On Koppel Steel Plant’s Future In Oil, Gas Pipe Production
[Posted: November 25, 2025] PA Environment Digest
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