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MVN-2008-03027-WII

Published July 27, 2020
Expiration date: 8/8/2020

NAME OF APPLICANT:  LA Storage, LLC, c/o T. Baker Smith, LLC, Attn:  Mr. Brady Trahan, 107 Global Circle, Lafayette, Louisiana  70503.

LOCATION OF WORK:  In Cameron and Calcasieu Parish, SWD Well #1 29.979722, -93.380278; SWD Well #2 29.975, -93.381389; SWD #3 29.968889, -93.380278; SWD #4 29.968611, -93.380833; Cavern Well #4 30.000556, -93.416111; 16” Brine Pipeline POB 29.983056, -93.411389 POE 29.968611, -93.380833; 36” Natural Gas Pipeline POB 30.000556, -93.4125 POE 30.056944, -93.372222, located off of Black Lake Road, west of Hackberry, Louisiana, as shown on the attached vicinity map.

CHARACTER OF WORK:  Construct, own, operate and maintain a new natural gas salt dome storage facility and associated compression and pipeline facilities, to include three existing cavern wells and one proposed cavern well, a proposed 36” natural gas pipeline to run five miles from the storage facility to a tie-in with an existing 42” pipeline, and a 16” brine disposal pipeline to run four miles from the storage facility to four proposed saltwater disposal wells.  Approximately 242,022 cubic yards of native material will be excavated for access roads, pipeline burial, a barge access channel, well pads and other site improvements.  An additional 1,742 cubic yards of concrete, 31,890 cubic yards of crushed stone and 10 cubic yards of pipeline bracing material will also be required.  Approximately 7.4 acres of jurisdictional wetlands, 134.3 acres of non-wet area and 52.2 acres of non-vegetated waterbottoms would be impacted by project implementation.   The applicant proposes to purchase compensatory mitigation acres at CEMVN approved mitigation banks in the area.