ALSO see – From the parish blog –
Letter to Texas Brine, Hydrogen Sulfide Detection
http://assumptionla.wordpress.com/2012/11/22/745-a-m-dnr-letter-to-texas-brine-hydrogen-sulfide-detection/

Assumption Parish Police Jury

Status of Hydrogen Sulfide in Bayou Corne Area

Prepared by Gary R. Hecox, Ph.D., Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.

Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc. (Shaw) has reviewed existing data and is currently collecting new data to evaluate the conditions related to the hydrogen sulfide observed in the Texas Brine Relief Well #2 completed in the cap rock. At all times, protection of local residents and project staff is and will remain the top priority when making decisions and recommendations for response activities related to site conditions.

Currently there are five vent wells completed in the alluvial aquifer and one, Relief Well #2, completed in the cap rock. Four of the vent wells have positive wellhead pressure indicating gas accumulation; the fifth well has no wellhead pressure.

Acting out of an abundance of caution to the potentially changing conditions when notified about the detection of hydrogen sulfide gas on Tuesday November…

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