Comment Period For Fracking Permit Open Until June 16th

The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality have reopened their public comment period on the permit application by Helis Oil & Gas for hydraulic fracturing near Mandeville. Both agencies are taking comments until mid-night June 16th, 2014.

Contact person for US Army Corps of Engineers is Robert Tewis
phone: (504) 862-2041
email: robert.m.tewis2@usace.army.mil
Reference permit # MVN-2013-02952-ETT

Contact person for LDEQ is Elizabeth Johnson
phone: (225) 219-3225
email: elizabeth.johnson@la.gov
Reference permit # WQC-140328-02

For a full list of contacts for state representatives, check  house.louisiana.gov