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| Michael Sawtell |
IRVINE, CA — RealtyTrac®
(www.realtytrac.com), the nation's leading source for comprehensive housing
data, announced that its pre-diligence website, www.HomeDisclosure.com, has
identified the locations of more than 300 natural gas underground storage
facilities across the county.
Consumers can now use
HomeDisclosure.com to find out if a home they’re interested in buying or
renting is near any one of these facilities.
One of these facilities — in Aliso
Canyon in Porter Ranch, California — became national news in October 2015 when
it began leaking methane gas into the air, causing over 2,500 families in the
Porter Ranch neighborhood of Los Angeles County, California to evacuate their
homes. Many residents reported illnesses
believed to be caused by the exposure of the excess levels of methane gas in
the air, reportedly up to a 10-mile radius of the Aliso Canyon facility.
"There are more than
300 underground storage facilities across the country, many of which are near
populated areas,” said Michael Sawtell,
executive vice president and general manager at RealtyTrac.
“Of course most will never suffer a leak or
will ever have an issue, but our feedback indicated the home buying public was
very interested if a property that they live in or were looking to purchase was
located anywhere near such a facility.
“The HomeDisclosure report
will identify all properties within a 10-mile radius of the 300-plus
underground storage tanks across the country.”
For a complete
copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
Jennifer von Pohlmann
Sr. Public Relations Manager
Office: 949.502.8300 ext 139
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