That Smell in Tangerine, Florida and Nearby Neighborhoods

  "Report from my 12/17/20 tour of the Waste Water Plant" The Mt Dora Water Reclamation Facility on 441 and SR 46 has been in operation for approximately 12-15 years. Its’ primary function is to convert sewer wastewater into reclaimed water for irrigation purposes. The facility is operating at half its current capacity and is master-planned to be built to double its current size. Grease trap waste and septic tank waste are NOT accepted at the facility. Sludge (a compost material) extracted at the end of the reclaim process is hauled off by Shelly’s Septic for additional treatment and reuse as fertilizer. This sludge has no smell when it leaves the treatment plant site. After touring the facility, the only step that has odors is the "headworks" where the wastewater comes in and the "surge tank" where the wastewater is stored for processing. The current odor control system is carbon filtration. The carbon filters are changed out as needed. While carb...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods May 20, 2020 We Have Odor Reports Today And Some Good News 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 F...

For Zellwood, Tangerine, Surrounding Neighborhoods April 22, 2020 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.  No Odor Reports Today! Online Odor Reporting for FDEP Online Odor Reporting for Orange County (under construction) Letters and Correspondence Good afternoon, REDACTED, Thank you for your email. The intention of the Weather Log [the weather log is posted near the bottom of this post and there is a link in this e-mail]] was to notify residents of what information is most helpful when reporting their odor concerns to the Department and something they could use to track it accurately if they felt it helped. I understand that not all residents have access to a printer, the excel document can also be filled out on your computer and sent as an attachment. Anyone is still able to email or call DEP directly with any information or c...