Home › Earth quakes news/data › sink holes › Water poured into giant Louisiana sinkhole after 4 breeches in containment berm

Water poured into giant Louisiana sinkhole after 4 breeches in containment berm

By on • ( 0 )


BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) –

Western berm breach 5-10-13 (Source: Assumption Parish Police Jury)

According to Sonny Cranch with Texas Brine, heavy rain is to blame for the four breeches that opened in the containment berm before dawn Friday. Cranch says two of the four breeches have been repaired.About three weeks ago, officials decided to extend the berm wall because the primary berm wall was not holding its proper height and subsidence problems. They were 90 percent complete on the extension when the breeches happened.”We made the decision to extend the western leg beyond that particular point to a point further west to assure that we would be in an area where there wouldn’t be subsiding,” said Texas Brine spokesperson Sonny Cranch.
Cranch says that slow sinking and Friday’s rains caused the four breaches in the berm. He says the weather kept crews from repairing it.

Aerial image of giant Louisiana sinkhole April 23, 2013 (Source: Assumption Parish OEP)

Read More

‹
›

Categories: sink holes

Tags:

Rev. 22:20 'Surely I am coming quickly, Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus!'

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.