The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has ordered an affiliate of Energy Transfer LP not to fill the Revolution Pipeline with natural gas over ongoing concerns about unstable sections of the system more than two years after it ruptured and exploded in Beaver County. 

Last month, ETC Northeast Pipeline LLC notified DEP that it planned to place the pipeline in service. However, DEP said it remains concerned about placing gas and liquids into the system given previous issues ETC has had with hilly terrain in western Pennsylvania where the system is located. The company claims those concerns are unfounded.

“There are currently numerous unstable slopes along the pipeline route, although ETC received approval to permanently stabilize several of these areas...