BETHEL -- Wednesday, March 2, is the deadline to file written questions about emissions and odors involving Bruce Manzer's asphalt plant on North Road. Manzer submitted a site plan application to the Planning Board last fall to relocate the plant to land he is buying diagonally across the road from the current site. The plant has been in operation for three years.
DIAMOND BAR - A Rancho Cucamonga grocery store that was ordered to significantly scale down its cooking operations has agreed on Wednesday to install odor control equipment as a way to eliminate smells that offend its neighbors. The South Coast Air Quality Management District and 99 Ranch market have reached an agreement and both sides believe the equipment will rid the cooking odors that nearby residents say are foul.
Anyone familiar with downtown Vancouver knows the many ways it has improved in the past decade. The sights, sounds and tastes (for the most part) are more pleasant and varied these days. Downtown residents and visitors feel more comfortable living, working and playing in the heart of the city. And because of a recent order by the Southwest Clean Air Agency (SWCAA), downtown Vancouver soon will start smelling better, too. As The Columbians Andrea Damewood reported last week, SWCAA issued a consent order requiring Albina Fuel to install new equipment and upgrade other systems for controlling odors at the plant at 1300 W. Eighth St.
JEFFERSON CITY -- A bill to limit large awards for farm odors, sponsored by a lawmaker from the district where Premium Standard Farms has its headquarters, seems poised to win first-round approval in the Missouri House. On the House floor, Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, denounced the bill as a power grab by the giant pork producer that wants to avoid responsibility for the odors generated by its northwest Missouri operations.
DAYTON -- The Dayton Wastewater Treatment Plant is getting a $2.8 million upgrade that should reduce a heavy stench that has prompted hundreds of complaints in recent years. A contract approved Wednesday by the Dayton City Commission with Peterson Construction Company of Wapakoneta will also save about $675,000 annually in operating costs. Bio-filter technology will control odor through bacteria that breaks down hydrogen sulfide gas produced by wastewater. The bacteria will be cultivated on wood chips stored in processing tanks at the plant. The bacteria consume hydrogen sulfide, often the cause of sewer odors. The new system should be operational by mid-2012.
JEFFERSON CITY -- A bill to limit large lawsuit awards over farm odors, sponsored by a lawmaker from the district where Premium Standard Farms has its headquarters, seems poised to win first- round approval in the Missouri House. House debate on the bill was expected to resume this morning, the second day of a floor fight over whether the bill is protection for giant corporations or family farmers. The Senate also began its debate on a similar proposal filed by Sen. Brad Lager, R-Savannah.
A real estate agent once advised us that selling a home is enhanced when the interior smells fresh and inviting to prospective buyers. She said that when holding an open house or home tour she places a couple of tablespoons of vanilla extract in a pie tin and places it into the oven, which is set to bake at about 350 degrees, leaving the oven door ajar. The tin remains in the oven until the vanilla has disappeared usually about 15 to 20 minutes.
RICHMOND -- Mysterious rashes. Trouble breathing. Foul odors. Contaminated water wells. Those are some of the problems reported by people living near Virginia farms that spread treated sewage sludge as fertilizer.
Our workstations are near the break room, and some employees use the microwave ovens to reheat foods with incredibly foul odors. The smell spreads throughout our work area. We don't know what to do about it, but the smell is making some of us nauseous. Our manager says there is nothing she can do about it. Do you have any suggestions? In a literal and figurative sense, this situation stinks. It is not fair for employees to be reheating foods that give off a vile odor, and it is equally unfair for your manager to look the other way, presumably to breathe less vile air.
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