Odor Report for May 19, 2020


For
Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods
May 19, 2020

Good News Today

Shelley's Septic Tanks Consent Below
Order arrived by e-mail today
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Letters and Correspondence


Good afternoon,

I am writing to provide you an update on the Department’s enforcement cases with Shelley’s, Anuvia, and Monterey Mushroom. I appreciate you all continuing to use the online reporting tool, as that has assisted us in determining the source of the odors and where to send our inspectors.

Shelley’s update:
The Department entered into a consent order with Shelley’s on May 14, 2020. The corrective actions are outlined in the document, which is legally enforceable if they do not adhere to it. I have attached that document for your convenience. Please continue to report any odor issues using the online reporting form and the Department will continue to respond accordingly.

Anuvia update:
As stated in our previous update, the Department sent a draft consent order to Anuvia for their review. Both Orange County Environmental Protection (EPD) and DEP have open enforcement actions against the facility. Anuvia requested that the Department coordinate with EPD to combine their enforcement actions with ours. In hopes that we could make the process more efficient, and clearly define each agency’s regulatory authority, DEP provided a draft consent order to EPD for their review on April 14, 2020. Orange County returned the document with their edits on May 7, 2020. While this delay is extremely unfortunate, we are working as quickly and efficiently as possible to move this case forward together. The second draft consent order is currently being reviewed by DEP and EPD staff and will be sent to Anuvia as soon as possible. Throughout the process, we have been in communication with Anuvia. To date they’ve made the following improvements:
  • Determine the air stream pH to the biofilter and make adjustments to increase the efficiency of the biofilter.
  • Studied the water flow through the cooling tower and identified some areas where improvements could be made.
  • The pH adjustment and better cooling tower efficiency should help the performance of the biofilter.  Currently running tests to verify.

We are hopeful that this consent order will be executed in the near future.

Monterey Mushroom update:
The Department believes several of the odor complaints we received stemmed from this facility. However, the odors are associated with an agricultural process and have been referred to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

I appreciate you working with us and your continued patience as we work through the enforcement process. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if I can be of any further assistance.

Thank you,



FL-DEP-LOGO
Ashley Gardner
Ombudsman/Media & External Affairs
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Central District
ashley.gardner@dep.state.fl.us
Office: 407-897-2914





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We are now able to report odors to the FDEP online. We still need to send an e-mail or call Orange County to report to them. Orange County is working on having an online system to report and it was supposed to be up this week. The virus is slowing things down. 

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Call and write e-mails when you smell the odors. Don't give up, that is what the offending businesses want us to do. The e-mail list is located at the bottom of the page and the link for online reporting is above. 

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Address your e-mails to these people

david.smicherko@FloridaDEP.gov
EPDcomplaints@ocfl.net   
ashley.gardner@dep.state.fl.us                              
mayor@ocfl.net
robert.spivey@ocfl.net
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phil.kane@dep.state.fl.us 
chris.testerman@ocfl.net
district2@ocfl.net
daniel.vanegas@ocfl.net
jon.weiss@ocfl.net
maurice.barker@dep.state.fl.us
david.jones2@ocfl.net
bradley.campbell@OCFL.NET
jennifer.moreau@ocfl.net
joel.prinsell@ocfl.net
erin.hartigan@ocfl.net
kelley.rose@ocfl.net
shally.wong@ocfl.net
maria.repass@ocfl.net   
wanda.parker@ocfl.net


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