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...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods June 29, 2020 We've had some pretty smell-free days lately. Anuvia was down for maintenance and Shelly's Septic Tanks has a hearing with the code enforcement board on July 8th, so they're laying low or so it would seem.  A Note From the Editor Shelley's Septic Tanks has a meeting with a special magistrate for Code Enforcement on July 8th at 9 am. We need your personal stories on how the odor has affected you. An example would be: "My Sunday night barbecue was ruined because the odor was so bad that we had to go inside." These stories will be presented to the Special Magistrate who will oversee the hearing.  Letters/e-mails can be addressed to Tim Boldig, acting CE Manager, or to the Special Magistrate. Please ask that to have your email placed in the public record of the hearing.  You can e-mail your stories to tangerinestinks@gmail.com. You can attach your story as a document ...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods June 13, 2020 Orange County sent an update on their investigation of the local odors.  Anuvia and Shelleys are dealing with the FDEP. There really isn't a lot of new information here on them. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services inspected Monterey Mushrooms and didn't mention the odor in their report but did mention a sanitation issue. The FDEP issued a warning letter notifying them that they are conducting a formal investigation into the facility’s illegal use of “misters” or “evaporators” to increase the evaporation rate from holding ponds. It appears that they want to fight back on the odor reports.  Please, please continue to report odors. I know that it's a pain to report in two places but if there aren't complaints there isn't follow through.  We cannot stop now and need to stay on top of this issue.  Via Orange County today: Orange County Government is re...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods May 29, 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 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   Helpful Links You can leave a Google Review  for  Anuvia ,   Monterey Mushrooms ,  and  Shelley's Septic Tanks  by clicking on the links Join us on Facebook- link ...