Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has cleared the way for Sunoco Pipeline LP to reroute part of its Mariner East natural gas liquids system near Marsh Creek Lake State Park in Chester County, PA.

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Construction was halted last August when drilling fluids and mud seeped into a part of the lake called Ranger Cove during the pipeline installation. The cove then was closed.

As part of a settlement, Sunoco agreed to pay $4 million to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR). The company also agreed to dredge Ranger Cove and pay a $341,000 civil penalty for permit violations.

In return, DEP approved major amendment applications and permits allowing for a new route and pipeline installation method.

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