LYCOMING COUNTY, Pa.–The state Department of Environmental Protection says preliminary results from water samples taken from the Susquehanna River in the Harrisburg area on Monday show no detectable levels of contaminants related to gasoline.
This after a gasoline pipeline broke during flash flooding Friday in Lycoming County. Gasoline spilled into Loyalsock Creek when an 8-inch pipeline was ruptured by a bridge washed out by heavy rains.
So far, sampling by water systems farther up stream have also been unable to detect contaminants from the spill.
Sunoco removed the damaged section of pipeline, which will be analyzed per Pipeline and Hazardous Safety Administration protocols, according to DEP.
DEP continues to monitor the Susquehanna River for impacts from the spill. The agency continues to be in contact with public water suppliers with the sampling results.
There is still a concern to water suppliers for the highly turbid water caused by heavy rains and flooding, however there are no anticipated impacts to the water systems from the gasoline spill at this point in time, according to DEP.
The agency says they will continue to work with the local community to rebuild and restore any damages from the flooding and pipeline break.
