Meterhouse Canal Oil Spill; Bateman Lake, Atchafalya Basin, LA

Bateman Lake, Atchafalya Basin, LA | 2007-Aug-07

Initial Notification: On Monday, 7 August 2007, the USCG Marine Safety Unit Morgan City notified the regional NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator of small spill in the Atchafalya Basin. The release was from a 2 inch flow line near the Meterhouse Canal that flows into Bateman Lake. Since the initial notification, NOAA has provided additional support; therefore, a new hotline report was generated to track NOAA's continuing response activities.