Goodrich Petroleum W-6 Facility Oil Barge Removal

AO Bureau

Also Known As

Incident Type

Oil

State

Louisiana

Case Status

Restoration

Location

Plaquemines Parish

Authority

OPA

Contaminants of Concern Include

Oil

Affected DOI Resources Include

DOI Managed Lands

Case Description

Goodrich's W-6 Facility Oil Storage Barge with a cargo of 2,500 barrels of crude oil went aground in the Delta National Wildlife Refuge on August 29, 2005, causing physical disturbance and posing a substantial threat of discharging crude oil on the Refuge. When the barge went aground and was subsequently removed, it displaced a hole at least three times the length of the barge and twice its depth, and one and one half times its width. The Refuge estimated at least an acre of wetland was below its original elevations and was denuded of vegetation. As a result of this incident, natural resources and services provided by those resources were injured.
 Document TypeDocument NameDocument Date

Restoration

 Restoration Plan Restoration Plan 01/01/2014
 

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Case Contact

Louisana Ecological Services Field Office

Lafayette, LA | (337) 291-3100 | http://www.fws.gov/lafayette/

Case Trustees

AO Bureau

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