Sunoco has agreed to halt drilling operations related to the Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Chester County where several dozen residents have been without water for the past week due to aquifer intrusion by horizontal directional drilling. The West Whiteland Township residents who rely on private drinking water wells have experienced cloudy water or loss of water completely. More than 100 community members gathered at the West Whiteland Township building on Thursday night to discuss the situation with both township and Sunoco officials.
Township supervisor George Turner told the gathering that the company agreed to suspend drilling operations until “the water situation is addressed.”
“Effective today they are not drilling north of that site until further notice,” said Turner.
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