HOUMA, La. -- Vanguard Environmental has begun construction on the controversial oilfield-waste disposal facility north of downtown Houma.
Meanwhile, The Courier reports (http://bit.ly/1BYradJ ) attorneys hired by Terrebonne Parish government are continuing efforts to halt the facility's operation.
The company has given notice to state regulators that it is preparing to drill the well into which oilfield wastewater will be injected 4,000 feet into the ground below Houma.
Terrebonne government waged an unsuccessful legal battle against the construction of the facility arguing parish laws prohibited such operations in close proximity to homes and a school.
Ultimately courts held that state law under which Vanguard was granted a permit supersedes parish rules.
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