Feds sue Sunoco over 2012 Ohio pipeline rupture, spill
CLEVELAND – The federal government is suing Sunoco Pipeline over a pipeline rupture and spill in a northeast Ohio village that forced the evacuation of 70 residents.
Cleveland.com reported the lawsuit filed last week said Sunoco found a defect in the Forstoria-Hudson pipeline in 2007, but didn’t fix it before the 2012 rupture. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking damages and says Sunoco violated the Clean Water Act.
Newtown Square-based Sunoco Logistics Partners didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
The pipeline carries gasoline from Toledo to the Pittsburgh area. The suit said a 30-inch rupture caused the pipeline to spew gasoline that caused the evacuation of Wellington residents and polluted two waterways.
Sunoco and contractors worked to remove the spilled gasoline.