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Sanford officials say fixes underway for wastewater‑plant odor; commissioners ask for cost study on relocating plant
Summary
City staff told commissioners repairs to two odor-control units and a solar dryer are underway and expected to be completed by November, while commissioners pressed for a study of relocating the plant and clearer public updates.
Sanford public works staff said on Oct. 13 that repairs and operational changes intended to reduce persistent odors from the city’s wastewater treatment plant are in progress and that the city expects the principal fixes to be in place by November.
At the City Commission meeting Public Works and utilities staff described three primary efforts: replacement of an odor-control unit at the plant headworks (already completed), procurement and installation of a second odor-control unit for the ATAD sludge-digestion system (on order; estimated delivery in November), and repairs to the solar dryer building used to dry biosolids (a multi‑month contracting process now under way). The city also reported iterative process…
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