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Environment:<br />

State levies more fines against Texas Brine<br />

Conservation Office cites lack <strong>of</strong> compliance with its orders<br />

By<br />

David J. Mitchell, River Parishes bureau<br />

Bayou Corne Sinkhole<br />

Bayou Corne residents weigh in on Texas Brine $100k fine<br />

The Louisiana Office <strong>of</strong> Conservation commissioner levied ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

$160,000 in fines against Texas Brine Co. LLC on Monday for continued<br />

failure to comply with his directives for an 8-acre sinkhole and oil and<br />

methane releases in nor<strong>the</strong>rn Assumption Parish.<br />

Commissioner James Welsh fined <strong>the</strong> Houston company $80,000 for<br />

failing to install a containment system around <strong>the</strong> brine-filled, oil-tinged<br />

sinkhole near Bayou Corne, and ano<strong>the</strong>r $80,000 for failing to install inhome<br />

methane monitors and home ventilation systems in slab foundation<br />

structures in <strong>the</strong> area, Office <strong>of</strong> Conservation <strong>of</strong>ficials said in a news<br />

release.<br />

The new fines come in addition to $100,000 in fines Welsh issued<br />

against Texas Brine on Dec. 1 and bring total company fines in relation to<br />

<strong>the</strong> sinkhole response to $260,000, Conservation <strong>of</strong>ficials said.<br />

Missed deadlines for sinkhole containment and methane detection<br />

prompted about $90,000 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> $100,000 in fines levied Dec. 1,<br />

Conservation <strong>of</strong>ficials have said. The directives stem from a Nov. 12<br />

order.

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