LakePeigneur_SaltMine

I knew it occurred. But I dont know anything on lawsuits, if anybody was killed, mitigation damages, etc..

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Salinity The lake had salt water after the event, not as a result of water entering the salt mine, but from the salt water from the Delcambre Canal and Vermilion Bay, which are naturally salt or brackish water. The event permanently affected the ecosystem of the lake by changing the lake from freshwater to saltwater and increasing the depth of part of the lake. [edit] Aftermath The drilling company, Texaco and Wilson Brothers paid $32 million to Diamond Crystal and $12.8 million to nearby Live Oak Gardens in out-of-court settlements to compensate for the damage caused. The mine was finally closed in December 1986.[4] Since 1994 AGL Resources has been using Lake Peigneur’s underlying salt dome as a Storage and Hub facility for pressurized natural gas.[5][6] There is currently concern from local residents to the safety of storing the gas under the lake and nearby drilling operations. [7]

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so pretty much an entire ecosystem was destroyed... no one seems to care though. Bet if this was in CA there would be major movies about it.