She is also employed by Clean Air Council. West Whiteland Township Single Family Homes 1410 Hunters Ln, West Chester, PA 19380. Once the final order is issued, either side could appeal.Įditor’s note: A previous version of this story identified Eve Miari solely as a member of Del-Chesco United. Exton, Lewis, Evan, House ( West Whiteland Township MRA ), 117 N. In the meantime, the fixes that the Judge ordered should be applied across the state.”īarnes’ order still needs to be reviewed by the Commissioners, who could accept some aspects and reject others. Exton, Exton Hotel ( West Whiteland Township MRA ), 423 E.
“We will not waver in our call for them to be shut down once and for all. “The testimony in this case casts further doubt on the safety of the operating Mariner East lines, and made clear the PUC has more work to do to address the public’s serious concerns,” Minott said. That process is ongoing and was open to public comment.Ĭlean Air Council’s Joe Minott praised the ruling as a way to address inadequate regulations regarding natural gas liquid pipelines, but urged the order to extend across the state. This summer, sinkholes developed along busy Route 30 in Chester County.īarnes did not rule on a number of safety issues, which she wrote in her opinion should be handled by an internal PUC rule-making procedure to reform pipeline regulations. Nobody was injured, but the leak was caused by subsidence after a heavy rainstorm left the line exposed. In 2018, an explosion on the company’s newly constructed Revolution pipeline destroyed a nearby home. Sunoco has purchased several homes in West Whiteland Township where the sinkholes have rendered them unsafe. West Whiteland has a rich history and has served as the crossroads at the heart of Chester County since the Revolutionary War. And that, of course, is a disappointment to all those involved on the side of the plaintiffs.”Ĭonstruction of the line through Delaware and Chester counties has resulted in dangerous sinkholes that exposed the operating Mariner East 1 line and led to the PUC shutting down the entire line for safety. However, the ruling fell short of stopping the pipelines entirely. So those are all wins for the residents and the communities and the school districts and the counties. “There are ways in which the operator has failed in its duty to meet the requirements of the law and the operator is being ordered to correct those deficiencies.
“There are aspects of this pipeline in close proximity to homes and schools and nursing homes that is simply not safe,” she said. The judge did not go as far as shutting down the line, which the plaintiffs asked for and which they say is the only way to reduce the risk to zero. Miari considers the ruling a win because the judge confirmed a number of safety issues brought up by the plaintiffs.
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