GEORGETOWN, Texas — There are still very few answers about when residents and businesses in Georgetown will return to normal after a gas leak that started two months ago.
- Leak started in February
- Leak is stopped, but there’s residual gas
- Unique type of soil in Georgetown
During a public meeting Thursday, Atmos Energy officials took questions from a frustrated crowd, many of whom have been out of their homes for several weeks. Crews have been struggling to clear the gas leak near William Bend Drive since February.
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The leak itself was repaired but it is the residual gas that is causing headaches. Officials say the unique type of soil in Georgetown keeps natural gas from ventilating.
Atmos Energy still doesn’t have a timeline for when the natural gas might disperse. For people who live there, patience is growing thin.
"They've come in and they've done readings throughout the house and say it has to be at zero repeatedly for it,” said Georgetown resident Kim Humphrey. “I know the last two, three times they've been in there it's been at that as far as I know. So hopefully we can go home soon.”
Atmos Energy officials say the affected footprint is getting smaller but they’re still warning Georgetown residents to report any odors.