After Sept. Pipeline Explosion, Energy Transfer Project Shut Down After New Environmental Violations
Energy Transfer LP, the operator of the Revolution Pipeline that exploded near Monaca last month, has been ordered by state regulators to stop all work on that pipeline because of subsequent environmental violations.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued an order to the Texas-based pipeline company on Monday alleging that its construction practices are failing to control erosion and soil movement and have impacted several streams in the area.
The company must stop all earth moving activities, temporarily stabilize its work sites and submit a series of plans before it can continue with its work to get the pipeline back up and running again.
Soil movement, specifically a landslide, is believed to be the cause of the early morning rupture on Sept. 10 which burned down a house at the end of a suburban street in Beaver County. The Revolution pipeline, a 45-mile natural gas line that runs through Washington, Allegheny, Beaver and Butler counties, was activated just a week prior to the burst, which burned down a house at the end of a suburban street in Beaver County.
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