Chester County to add liquid natural gas pipeline hazards to emergency operations plan

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At the request of  Chester County commissioners, the Chester County Department of Emergency Services has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) to specialist contractors for the development of a natural gas liquids pipeline hazard-specific addition to the Chester County Emergency Operations Plan. 

The RFP also calls for the development of tools to better prepare the public for a potential emergency arising from either the Energy Transfer Mariner East Pipeline or the Enterprise Products TEPPCO Pipeline. 

The pipeline hazard-specific section will also be developed and added to the emergency operations plans of the 12 Chester County municipalities in which the Energy Transfer and TEPPCO pipelines traverse.  

The pipelines do not come close to the Delaware line in Chester County but are near the border at the pipeline’s final destination in Marcus Hook, PA.

“Chester County’s Emergency Services leadership and staff, along with the thousands of police, fire, and emergency medical service personnel throughout the county, have comprehensive emergency operations plans that allow them to respond to disasters, be they natural or man-made quickly,” said Chester County Commissioners’ Chair Marian Moskowitz.

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Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell said, “Sunoco, a private sector company, has created a serious threat to our community, therefore we believe plans like this one being developed should become a requirement of the pipeline industry, and especially for Mariner East and TEPPCO.   

 

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