oddorama.com — Didn?t anyone ever tell you that salt mines, shallow lakes and deep-earth drills shouldn?t mix? What started as a seemingly minor miscalculation resulted in a billion-gallon flood, unbelievable property damage and the upheaval of an entire ecosystem.
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vidorianMar 20, 2008
I used to live on lake peigneur. Had friends that worked in the mine at the time this happened. Been many years but the story was the bucket that brought the men up carried 8 and 9 worked there just so happened someone called in sick that day.Those that were on the lake at the time described it like pulling the stopper out of a bath tub.There is a big thing going on right now where the lake was bubbling a couple months back and they are trying to find a cause.An investigation to determine what happened at Lake Peigneur is under way eight weeks after a January incident unsettled several residents in the area.U.S. Department of Transportation representatives will accompany state Department of Natural Resources’ Office of Pipeline Safety officials on an inspection of the natural gas facility at Jefferson Island, owned and run by Atlanta-based AGL Resources. This inspection is being made at the request of the Iberia Parish Council.On Jan. 29, a loud release of natural gas from the facility following a power outage alarmed many residents of the Lake Peigneur area. As a result, members of the community action group Save Lake Peigneur petitioned the Parish Council to request involvement at both the state and federal levels in investigating the matter.U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu’s, D-La., office confirmed the senator’s intention to ensure the Jan. 29 incident does not repeat itself.“We have full faith and confidence in the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources,” said Stephanie Allen, Landrieu’s press secretary. “At the request of the Iberia Parish Council, Sen. Landrieu has asked U.S. DOT officials to take part in the inspection.”Also at issue is AGL Resources intention to withdraw 5.18 million gallons of drinking water per day, for four years, from two underground caverns at the Jefferson Island Facility.Stephen Langlinais, engineer and member of the board of Save Lake Peigneur, said the two caverns are approximately the same size as the former twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Specifically, Langlinais cites concerns that drilling will increase the current south to north flow from the Chico Aquifer, resulting in the increased encroachment of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico into area water supplies.“Several farmers are already experiencing sal****er concentration in their irrigation wells, which are too high for use in irrigating their rice crops,” Langlinais said at a meeting held by Save Lake Peigneur March 11. “They are having to abandon their expensive farm irrigation wells.”Keith Poston, managing director of corporate communications at AGL Resources, said his company has the utmost confidence in it’s internal safety measures and welcomes any review of the matter.“We’ve now completed our internal review of the Jan. 29th gas release at JISH, and have determined the exact amount of gas released was 214.3 Mcf (1,000 cubic feet), not 146 Mcf as originally estimated during the event,” he said. “As I mentioned before, regardless of the exact amount, there was never any risk to the public.“In addition, while the Louisiana State Police was notified within one hour as required, the Vermilion Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness was not notified, which is in fact part of our own plan. We have since met with the director of the Vermilion OHSEP and reviewed our operations and reporting plans going forward.”
bosskeyMar 20, 2008
If any event ever deserved the phrase "epic fail" ...
demonwaspMar 20, 2008
Hey, if he wants to live without salt, fine.Side note: we need the ions found in salts for our nervous system to work.
borezMar 20, 2008
Seems you've been deleted. Oops!
2oonhedMar 21, 2008
That mud volcano is a pretty awesome story, and the rains to come will just add to the problems there. I wonder how long that drainage to the river will work?
whatsupwithjackMar 21, 2008
*sigh* you all seem to have missed the meme.Tourette's Guy, ftw?
duositexMar 26, 2008
Why would you say this? It doesn't even come close to applying... not funny.
vicneanschiFeb 16, 2009
I always thought we’re drilling for oil, not for salt! 14 inch drill isn't enough for this...