That Smell in Tangerine, Florida and Nearby Neighborhoods

The air in Tangerine and the surrounding neighborhoods have been free, for the most part, of the stink of Anuvia since mid-June. We can't rest too easy though, because Anuvia has plans to sell a lot of fertilizer in the future.  The latest update on Anuvia from the Orange County Environmental Protection Department indicated that they had been shut down since June 3, 2020. Anuvia has stated in the past they plan to ramp up production in the fall for the Spring 2021 planting season.  According to Total Landscape Care , Anuvia hired a new vice-president to " lead Anuvia’s efforts to build existing retail and distribution alliances while seeking to create new customer partnerships to further advance the sales of SymTRX, Anuvia’s bio-based, sustainable fertilizer." Anuvia is currently working with the Mosaic Plant in Plant City to utilize their space for fertilizer production while continuing to produce fertilizer [there.] This is general knowledge in the indu...

May 31, 2020 Amy Yoder, CEO Anuvia Plant Nutrients  PO Box 220 Zellwood, Fl 32798 Dear Ms. Yoder, I’m your neighbor of sorts. I live three miles north of 6751 W. Jones Avenue, Zellwood 32798.  Until this January I had only a vague idea of the location of your plant and I’d never heard of Anuvia. I had never driven down  Jones Avenue for any reason and I’ve lived her for 26 years.  Around the time that your plant opened I was aware of a foul odor. Sometimes it was horrible and at other times it was simply disagreeable. Unfortunately, due to the position of our home, we get the smell from your stack whenever you’re running (and sometimes for hours after you’ve shut down) and the wind is blowing in from the South.  The odors increased in frequency and intensity when your plant increased production some time around January.  Since that time I’ve become familiar with the sickly sweet smell of hydrogen sulfide.  My understanding...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods May 28, 2020 We Have Odor Reports Today A Note From the Editor 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.  Online Odor Reporting for FDEP Zero Days Without an Odor Report Odor Reports Odor noted on Lake Street 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.  Letters and Correspondence Of Note Good morning to everyone, Here is my latest Tangerine Smells Weather Log.  When will the Biochemical warfare end?  The Anuvia/Shelley’s smells are unacceptable and a...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods April 27, 2020 We Have Odor Reports Today- as the Online Odor Reporting Tools become established, it will be harder for us to know I'd like to be a fly on the wall when these conversations occur A Note From the Editor 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.  Online Odor Reporting for FDEP Online Odor Reporting for Orange County (under construction) Zero Days Without an Odor Report Odor Reports 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.  4 pm Lake Ola Drive- there was a 1/10 background odor while the reporter worked i...