Description
For the past several mornings as I walk pass 7806 to 7810 Lauderdale Road SW I have been smelling gas. Since I tend to walk down the middle of the street it is hard for me to pin-point the exact location of the smell. I am also a very early morning walker so the gas has not been dispersed by any vehicles passing through the area.
It has been my experience that every time I try to report gas leaks via the telephone the individual taking the call questions my ability to smell gas unless the smell is so over whelming! If memory serves me, a gas leak was reported in this same area a couple of years ago.
Further, I am again beginning to smell gas between 9015 to 9019 Craigmont Road SW. In this case the smell of gas is very faint and would be hard to pin-point. One morning when it was foggy the smell of gas was more prominent. I know of two times since 2016 that a gas leak was reported and fix in this area.
I know how to distinguish between the smell of a natural gas leak and fumes coming from a sewer drain.
6 Comments
City of Huntsville (Huntsville Connect) (Verified Official)
Concernedcitizen (Registered User)
Huntsville Connect Customer Service (Verified Official)
Jean G. (Registered User)
Nelda Reynolds (Registered User)
Closed Jean G. (Registered User)
Apparently the leak became bad enough that a nearby resident was able to pinpoint the leak at the Lauderdale Road location and it was fixed late one night a couple of days after this report was sent.
On the Craigmont Road site I saw a city employee trying to locate the leak but not sure he was able to pinpoint it because the leak appears to be a minor one at this time. Only time will tell.
So it would make sense to close this issue.
I would like to know what is the best way to report a leak when one cannot pinpoint the location of the leak or the leak appears to be a minor one.