More well drilling in Mt. Eyre to capture leaked jet fuel – Bucks Round-Up – May 6, 2026
More well drilling in Mt. Eyre to capture leaked jet fuel
More help is on the way for affected residents of the Mt. Eyre section of Upper Makefield Township who have been dealing with a jet fuel spill that seeped into their well water about two years ago. Energy Transfer and its subsidiary, Sunoco Pipeline, have been working since January 2025 to recover at least 6,500 gallons of fuel that leaked from an aging pipeline carrying the substance from refineries in Delaware County to Newark, New Jersey. Energy Transfer is drilling more wells in the Mt. Eyre neighborhood to recover jet fuel. The fuel company put in two monitoring wells on Glenwood Drive in February, then four more in April, and it now will add another four wells on property adjacent to Glenwood Drive in the first two weeks of May. The leak was discovered in January 2025, about sixteen months after one Mt. Eyre resident noticed an oil odor and taste in the well water. The state Department of Environmental Protection accepted a revised interim site characterization report on how the spill will be cleaned up, according to a letter sent April 22 to Bradford Fish of Energy Transfer by DEP Regional Manager David Brown. Also, the letter noted that DEP wanted data to support the conclusion that the earliest release from the pipeline could have begun was May or June 2024. Brown’s DEP letter states any person aggrieved by this action may appeal to the state Environmental Hearing Board. More information is available online at www.ehb.pa.gov or by calling the Environmental Hearing Board secretary at 717-787-3483.
Bob Harvie gets a boost in his congressional primary race from the DCCC
The national Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going to provide strategic guidance and fundraising support to Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie in his congressional campaign. Harvie, a Democrat, entered the race in the First Congressional District to oppose Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick in November, who is unopposed in the Republican primary. But Harvie has competition in the May 19 Democratic primary from progressive Lucia Simonelli. In response to the DCCC’s announcement, members of the leftist Working Families Party who are backing Simonelli criticized the Democratic organization for “putting its thumb on the scale” for establishment and corporate interests.
New director at Washington Crossing National Cemetery
He began his work at Washington Crossing National Cemetery as a cemetery caretaker, support assistant, and most recently, assistant director. Now, U.S. Army veteran Jason Guenther is the director of the cemetery in Upper Makefield Township. In addition to Washington Crossing, Guenther will oversee Beverly National Cemetery, Philadelphia National Cemetery, Finn’s Point National Cemetery in Pennsville, New Jersey, and the Naval Plot and Soldier’s Lot located at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Philadelphia. Washington Crossing National Cemetery is one of the premier national cemeteries in the country.
Penn Medicine Doylestown’s new CEO takes over June 1
Dr. Craig Gronczewski has been named chief executive officer of Penn Medicine Doylestown Health, after serving as chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at Penn Medicine Princeton Health since December 2020. Gronczewski will provide executive leadership of Doylestown Health’s broad network of care, anchored by Doylestown Hospital, a 245-bed community teaching hospital with more than 600 providers across 50 specialties serving patients across Philadelphia’s northern suburbs, according to the health network. He replaces Jim Brexler who retired at the end of April after thirteen years with the Doylestown health care system. A regional system recognized for high-quality, compassionate care, Doylestown Health provides seamless access to Penn Medicine’s world-renowned clinical services and research. At Princeton Health, Gronczewski oversaw clinical and academic operations across Princeton Medical Center and Princeton House Behavioral Health. He served as president of the medical staff, as well as a member of the Princeton Health System Board of Trustees. Earlier in his career, Gronczewski chaired the Department of Emergency Medicine at Princeton Medical Center, where he led the department’s integration into the Epic electronic medical record system, and was a managing partner of Princeton Emergency Physicians, one of the oldest private emergency medicine groups in New Jersey.
Pat Wandling is a veteran journalist, formerly of The Bucks County Courier, and was a mainstay on WBCB for over 20 years.
