Force Majeure, or an act of God, in other words “not our fault”,
that’s what a methane pipeline company calls
the 25-acre sinkhole in Assumption Parish, Louisiana.
The same thing could happen in
the soft limestone underlying all of Florida and south Georgia
that contains our Floridan Aquifer, the source of our drinking water.
Found in
Energy Transfer’s page for Florida Gas Transmission Company, LLC under
Critical Notices:
Critical Notice
| Notice ID: |
39957 |
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| Notice Type: |
Force Majeure |
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| Critical: |
Y |
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| Notice Status Description: |
Initiate |
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| Reqrd Rsp Desc: |
No response required |
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| Posting Date/Time: |
Aug 15 2012 1:57PM |
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| Subject: |
FORCE MAJEURE, Southern Portion of the Chacahoula Lateral & Napoleonville Interconnect, Assumption P |
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| Notice Effective Date/Time: |
Aug 15 2012 1:54PM |
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| Notice End Date/Time: |
Until further notice |
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| Notice Text: |
FORCE MAJEURE, Southern Portion of the Chacahoula Lateral & Napoleonville Interconnect, Assumption Parish, Louisiana (Revision #1) Continue reading Pipeline subsidence is Force Majeure –Florida Gas Transmission → |
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appears in Lowndes County, Georgia, in the same fragile karst limestone
Valdosta limesink terrain Sabal Trail proposes to gouge through
What if a sinkhole drops under that pipeline, and, like FGT in 2013,
Sabal Trail declares force majeure and doesn’t pay?