A gas leak was detected by PG&E near the Bakersfield College pool Jan. 30.
Originally, it was determined that the gas to the entire campus would need to be shut off in order to assess the problem and complete the repairs.
“Once you dig up the dirt you don’t know what you are going to find,” said Amber Chiang, Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
It was determined that the amount of the gas leaking was insufficient to warrant closing the campus. An email was sent by Chiang to inform the faculty, staff and administration of the leak and the proposed repairs.
The repairs began Jan. 31 and were completed at 3 p.m. with no reported problems.
This most recent leak comes two months after a previous gas leak that was detected Nov. 11, 2007, which led to a two-day closure of the cafeteria.