Sunoco Pipeline LP will dredge part of a contaminated lake and pay more than $4 million dollars for spilling thousands of gallons of drilling fluids at Marsh Creek State Park in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, according to an announcement by state officials last week.

The company will dredge at least six inches of sediment from Ranger Cove in Marsh Creek State Park, as well as, replace fish, turtle and bird habitat, restore the shoreline, and reroute its Mariner East 2 pipeline, according to the state Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources, which jointly announced the settlement.

The spill occurred in August 2020 during the construction of the pipeline, contaminating wetlands, tributaries and part of the 535-acre lake. About 33 acres of the lake were placed off-limits to boating and fishing because of the spill.

The $4 million from Sunoco will be used for park rehabilitation and improvements that will include an accessible boat launch, a visitor center and suppression of invasive species, according to the state natural resources department.

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