Another Upper Makefield well found with jet fuel contamination – Bucks Round-Up – April 28, 2026
Another Upper Makefield well found with jet fuel contamination
Jet fuel has been detected in the well of another Upper Makefield home. A private well in the Mount Eyre section of the township where jet fuel was found last year tested positive for a “separate-phase liquid” in March, as reported by the state Department of Environment Protection. Also, a second monitoring well used by pipeline companies during cleanups may have been spilling petroleum into ground water for more than sixteen months prior to its discovery and tested positive for jet fuel April 1, the township reported. At least a dozen residential wells used for drinking water tested positive for either jet fuel or components associated with jet fuel, such as benzene, after the pipeline leak was identified over a year ago. But this new well is the first time in months that a private well appeared to contain jet fuel. The residents’ problems began after a Sunoco/Energy Transfer pipeline leak was discovered on January 31, 2025. At the time, it was reported that an unknown quantity of jet fuel leaked from the pipeline – a leak that contaminated private wells in the neighborhood off Mount Eyre Road. However, some residents of Mount Eyre reported odors as early as 2023. The fourteen-inch pipe required significant remediation efforts that continue today. In 2025, state and federal officials launched an environmental investigation into the release of an estimated 156 barrels of jet fuel. Active since 1956, The 105.5-mile pipeline runs from Aston, PA to Newark, NJ.
Giant technology warehouse opening in Falls
An “automated fulfillment” company that will occupy a one million-square-foot warehouse in Falls Township is the fourth largest single building industrial lease in the regional market in more than two years, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. Exol, a California-based firm specializing in AI-driven logistics, will fully occupy the South Penn Logistics Center on South Pennsylvania Avenue near the Delaware River. The 973,200-square-foot facility was completed last year by Chicago-based Logistics Property Co. which bought the 96-acre property for $53 million in 2021. Exol said the site will serve as its sixth location and its first in the Philadelphia region. The AI-powered “robotic fulfillment-as-a-service” company provides what is described as end-to-end fulfillment for retail, wholesale, and direct-to-consumer brands using advanced, AI-driven robotic technology. The warehouse location in a floodplain near the Delaware River requires zoning and environmental regulation adjustments. The company representatives said they would be seeking permits. The new center is near the Keystone Trade Center project, which includes several large logistic centers and an under-construction Amazon data center.
Bucks Countians properly dispose of nearly 10,000 pounds of unused medications
Bucks County residents who cooperate with a successful program run by local district attorneys and the national drug enforcement agency do not dump their unused medications down the drain or in the trash. The Bucks County District Attorney’s office has reported county residents wisely disposed of 10,843.97 pounds of unused and expired medications during Saturday’s Drug Take Back Day. And since 2010, Bucks has successfully removed more than 263,370 pounds of unused, unneeded medication from homes, an important step in keeping communities safe and water clean. The DA’s office thanked all those who help the county reach these extraordinary milestones. Unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands, reports the Drug Enforcement Administration, which administers the program at the national level. While nationwide collection results were not immediately available, the last collection in October brought in 286 tons, according to the DEA.
Pat Wandling is a veteran journalist, formerly of The Bucks County Courier, and was a mainstay on WBCB for over 20 years.
