30.06.2012 09:04
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Take a ride down Bayou Corne, and there are bubbles of all sizes along the waterway.
"We have reported on May 30th a pipeline leak, which started us coming out and investigating a bubbling in Bayou Corne," said Assumption Parish Homeland Security Director John Boudreaux.
Since then though, pipeline officials have not ruled that out just yet, but said it's unlikely. So now, investigators are going through the process of elimination.
By coincidence, since the bubbling began, many in Assumption Parish are worried
"Our houses shifting and cracks in our sheet rock and our foundation," said Jason Hugh.
"My home moved, and my home shook. My home moved, and I'm on cement," said Debra Charlet.
Officials don't know yet whether the two are related. Boudreaux has taken samples of the bubbles and sent them off for testing. Those samples are expected back in the next couple of weeks.
Officials are monitoring the bubbles twice a day. As for now, no evacuations have been issued and the waterways remain open.
Video link: http://www.wafb.com/story/18910913/assumption-parish-mysterious-bubbles-in-bayou?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=7450821
Press Release #1
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
3:00 p.m.
For Immediate Release
Gas Bubbles in the Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou Areas
Bubbling
has been noticed in the water in the Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou
areas. Parish officials have determined that this bubbling is caused by
a release of natural gas and not “swamp gas”.
The
origin of the gas is presently unknown. Potential causes could perhaps
be a pipeline leak or a potential leak from an adjacent storage
cavern. Presently, it has not been established that this gas is a
residual gas leak from the Gulf South incident of 2003-2004.
Government
officials including the LA Department of Natural Resources, LA State
Police, LA Department of Environmental Quality, Assumption Parish Office
of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, and the Assumption
Parish Sheriff’s Office are continuously working with local industry to
determine the origin of the leak. The immediate task at hand is to
isolate the problem so that repair and mitigation can commence to
resolve the problem.
Daily
readings are being taken and recorded from all known bubbling
locations for ignition risk. At present time, no readings have
suggested any ignition risk; therefore, all waterways remain open to
boat traffic. If readings change, waterways may be closed for a period
of time.
If
anyone has information on bubbling locations or about a potential
origin of the gas, please contact the Assumption Parish Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at (985) 369-7386.
assumptionla.comMysterious bubbles in Bayou Corne
WAFB/Mysterious bubbles are rising up out of an Assumption Parish bayou. Officials are trying to figure what's causing them.Take a ride down Bayou Corne, and there are bubbles of all sizes along the waterway.
"We have reported on May 30th a pipeline leak, which started us coming out and investigating a bubbling in Bayou Corne," said Assumption Parish Homeland Security Director John Boudreaux.
Since then though, pipeline officials have not ruled that out just yet, but said it's unlikely. So now, investigators are going through the process of elimination.
By coincidence, since the bubbling began, many in Assumption Parish are worried
"Our houses shifting and cracks in our sheet rock and our foundation," said Jason Hugh.
"My home moved, and my home shook. My home moved, and I'm on cement," said Debra Charlet.
Officials don't know yet whether the two are related. Boudreaux has taken samples of the bubbles and sent them off for testing. Those samples are expected back in the next couple of weeks.
Officials are monitoring the bubbles twice a day. As for now, no evacuations have been issued and the waterways remain open.
Video link: http://www.wafb.com/story/18910913/assumption-parish-mysterious-bubbles-in-bayou?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=7450821
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