MAHOMET, Ill. (WCIA) — A natural gas leak in December has left families depending on bottled water.
After it contaminated five wells in Mahomet, those families are still worried.
People’s gas says they’ve tested the methane from the leak.
"They rely on that well water for drinking water, to run their dishwashers to clean their clothes.
It’s something the homeowners think has gone on too long; but, People’s Gas says the nature gas will dissipate over time and they believe they’ve done the initial work to fix the problem, so what homeowners are seeing now is natural.
"There is a lot of natural occurring methane especially in that region," says People’s Gas, Brian Manthey.
"I’m glad that they do so we don’t get sick over it and what not because I do drink the well water. A lot of people don’t but I do," says Richard Ponton of Mahomet.
Since Ponton received notice, People’s Gas says it has taken several other steps since the leak.
"With the separators in the home, it’s separating the natural gas out so the water that they are getting does not contain the natural gas.