In response to the March 24 chemical spill that occurred in Bristol Township at the Altuglas LLC Chemical Plant, state Sen. Steve Santarsiero and state Rep. Tina Davis called on the Department of Environmental Protection to investigate the cause of the spill, impose appropriate penalties and develop policies to prevent future similar spills.
Santarsiero and Davis were joined on the letter to DEP Acting Secretary Richard Negrin by nine additional Democratic members of the General Assembly serving Bucks and Philadelphia counties, downstream from the site of the chemical release in Bucks County.
Reps. John Galloway and Perry Warren also signed the letter.
The text of the letter includes, “We further ask that the Department require all necessary remedial action, and develop monitoring, detection, and inspection policies at the Facility to ensure spills like this do not occur in the future.”
