Sunoco has been issued two penalties from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for violations that occurred during the construction of the Mariner East Pipeline, which runs through the southern portion of the state, according to 69 News.
Sunoco was fined more than $313,000 for alleged violations in 2017 and 2018.
The DEP said the horizontal drilling during the construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline caused water contamination in 2018 in 10 counties, and drilling fluids discharged into East Branch Conestoga River in Caernarvon Township. Additionally, the DEP alleges the construction also caused accelerated erosion and sedimentation at several sites in Cumberland County in 2017.
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