Locations of Odor Complaints 3-04-2020

The intersection of Jones Avenue and 441 in Zellwood



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A trip down Jones Avenue on a very smelly morning
7:00 AM on Wednesday, March 4th and the Smell is horrendous. I opened the back door to take the dogs outside and was hit with the immediate stench of sewage/fertilizer and a horrible headache. Of course, my throat immediately started closing up and my sinuses filled so it's going to be yet another miserable day in Tangerine. I do wish that I'd known about this problem before moving here two years ago. If I had, I certainly would have reconsidered the decision to buy in this area. Winds from the South and I'm on the north side of Lake Ola on Lake Ola Drive. The smell is actually seeping into the house now around the windows and whenever the door is open. In addition to the headache, it is making me quite nauseous.

I'm at Jones Ave by Round Lake

That is because the smell is terrorizing the residents on Allen St. this morning instead. (There was some discussion of wind direction accuracy using the phone apps.) 




Posted at 7:38 am Near the corner of Earlwood and 441, it's pretty stinky. Very light wind, almost none but, seems to be coming from the southeast.

This morning at 8:15 the smell was terrible! Total poop smell!

 I smelled it on Allen St. at 6am this morning and the stench is still here. It is currently 8:45 am. 
I am grateful that my home is well insulated, so I don’t have to constantly be subjected to the smell. However, I wish the smell of the blooming orange trees in our yard would persevere over the noxious odor being spewed by a distant business.

 It’s 9 am, we are on the north side of lake Ola, the smell is horrible. My toddler can’t go outside. The winds are from the South.

 Posted at 10 am- Slept with a window open. About 4:30am had to close it. 5:30 am really bad. The wind has changed just now finally smelling better.

 Posted at 10 am It's very stinky on Lake Ola. The winds are from the southeast.
2 pm- Smell is creeping in my windows on Willow. Not normal sewage smell. I don't even know how to describe this smell, other than YUCK. There was no smell when I got home about 45 minutes ago.



Documenting: The stench in the air is compounded by the warm weather - basically no wind speed to move #TheSmell., Nauseating and so disgusting! PS: There's also smoke!



Posted at 7 pm- BAD this morning. Email sent

08:25 pm Documentation: #TheSmell is still going strong in Zellwood and so intense.
11:00 pm The smell is is Mt Dora also First Ave is bad.

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9:00 am- Phone calls and informal discussions regarding the smell- it's bad this morning
10:00 am- Drive down Jones Avenue and unannounced visit to Anuvia Plant Nutrients and              
                  visual observation of smoke and work activity all along Jones Avenue
11:50 am- Call to Kathy Marsh of Commissioner Moore's office requesting a street map for us to use 
                  to document smell reports- left a message
12:30 pm- Sent an e-mail to Alex of Anuvia Plant Nutrients for the welcome reception to us during
                  our visit today
12:30 am -1:30 pm Working on trying to get the video sent to me to play nice.
02:30 pm- Finished 50-minute call discussing issues surrounding the smell
03:15 pm- Gave up on putting more videos on YouTube, at least for now. Not uploading.
03:45 pm I couldn't give up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exEv7yKJBtQ
06:00 pm -  7:45 pm Updating the Daily Sludge Report, taking phone calls, and posting.
08:00 pm -11:00 pm Working on posts, a shortlist of contacts, flyers, and e-mails.
4:45 pm March 4th SW wind smells like Shelly's. Smells like septic ta


Location: Zellwood, FL, USA

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