The Texas Railroad Commission has issued a citation to the DeLoach Oil and Gas Wastewater Disposal Co. in southeast Texas that accuses the company of violating permits for disposal of saltwater, which some geologists believe may be the cause of a massive sinkhole in the tiny town of Daisetta.
The U.S. Geological Survey and a team of researchers, meanwhile, are still trying to determine exactly what caused the small sinkhole that began as 20-ft hole earlier this month to grow into an oily 900-ft wide, 300-ft-deep lake, where an alligator has taken up residence.