Odor Report 3/31/2020


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Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods


March 31, 2020

Zero Days Without A Smell Report

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We talked on Monday afternoon and he has a meeting scheduled in 24 hours!
Good news. If everyone would please send Mr. Marshall an e-mail thanking him for his efforts, that would be great. He got this meeting set up in 24 hours during a time that everyone is transitioning to work at home. That is nothing short of a miracle.

Odor Reports

It was a beautiful day with 17 mph winds and gusts up to 23 mph from the WSW. The humidity was 68%. There were no odor complaints today. 

Letters

Please send a note of thanks to Alan Marshall for his quick action. 


Response 1 I'm writing as a member of the Facebook group "That Smell in Tangerine, Florida, and Nearby Neighborhoods" to convey my appreciation for your facilitation in setting up a meeting between code enforcement and Shelley's Septic Tanks. I've already marked the date of July 6, 2020, on my calendar.

 The group was formed on January 12, 2020, but members of the community were writing e-mails and making phone calls for months before that and it seemed that very little was getting accomplished. The group membership covers a sizable geographic area ranging from Willow Street in Zellwood to Stoneybrook Hills and has heard odor complaints from as far away as downtown Mount Dora, a distance of just over six miles.

You took action during a time that you could have put our concerns on the back burner without the need for justification and I appreciate that. Thank you.

Best regards,

Redacted

 Response 2 

 Dear Mr. Marshall,

I spoke with REDACTED after you talked to her yesterday.  Just prior to your conversation with REDACTED I received a call from Daniel at Commissioner Moore's office who told me that it was a state matter, there was nothing the county could do about Shelley's or Anuvia and that Shelley's had threatened litigation.

We have been complaining and fighting about this matter for about nine months now without any assistance.  It is amazing that in 24 hours you were able to get a hearing scheduled to get this process moving along!  You are truly a hero in my eyes.

Shelley's has been violating laws and ordinances for years and feel that the laws do not apply to them.  Let's hope that we get some resolution on July 6th.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter.  It is greatly appreciated!

Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

REDACTED
..........


To all interested parties,

I have spoken with you previously regarding my suspicion that Anuvia Plant Nutrients is releasing sulfur into the air via its stack. Now I've learned that a Detroit biosolid facility was accused of doing just that in 2017.
“The biosolids dryer facility — operated by a private, for-profit company in partnership with the water authority — has exceeded its permitted emission levels of harmful sulfur dioxide since it began operating last April, according to data reviewed by the Free Press. Smokestack-monitoring data shows the facility exceeded the one-hour emission standard for sulfur dioxide more than 2,500 times from April 5, 2016, through February 28.”
Is the Florida Department of Environmental Protection monitoring the emissions from Anuvia's stack? If not, what needs to happen to get it done? The people of Zellwood, Tangerine, and the Surrounding Neighborhoods are having symptoms ranging from itchy eyes and coughing to migraine headaches. 

I live in Tangerine and it can be quite bad (a 10 on a scale of 1-10) at times but the people who live closer have it very bad. I've been on Willow Street in Zellwood when the smell was present and found it nearly impossible to stand the choking odor. Families live in that area and it's well known that short-term exposure to sulfur dioxide is associated with respiratory problems. 

It's also known that respiratory irritation predisposes people to viruses including coronaviruses which is concerning due to the current circumstances with Covid-19.

I look forward to FDEP's response to my question.  

Best regards,

REDACTED
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Of Note



Assessment of Wastewater Treatment Plant Workers Exposed to Biosolids. 
Dermal contact with biosolids and airborne release of biological agents during sewage sludge processing at wastewater treatment plants have been identified as potentially problematic to workers. Dom, Reddy, Lamphere, Gaeuman, and Lanese (1985) believed that biological agents associated with biosolids are important causes of symptoms from organic dust-related diseases. Nethercott and Holness (1988) reported that sewage treatment workers exposed to drying sewage sludges exhibited impaired respiratory function and acute illness characterized by cough, fever, and sore throat. Thorn, Beijer, and Rylander (2002) assessed the risks for work-related symptoms among sewage workers in Sweden, finding significantly increased risks for airway symptoms, chronic bronchitis, and toxic pneumonitis. Additionally, the authors identified significantly more central nervous system symptoms such as headache, unusual tiredness, and lack of concentration among sewage workers compared with controls.

 Podcast on Biosolids in the UK (BBC)


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