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Port Orchard schedules after‑hours work at marina pump station after contractor activity caused odor
Summary
City staff said a contractor disassembled bypass pumps at the Marina pump station and the operation produced a strong odor; the contractor paused daytime work and will perform the task after hours to avoid public exposure; the city will notify residents via social media.
City staff told the Economic Development and Tourism Committee that work on the Marina pump station produced a strong odor when bypass pumps were being disassembled and that the contractor paused daytime activity and will perform the work after hours to reduce public nuisance.
A staff member reported the incident during the committee’s final agenda item and said crews had been disassembling bypass pumps; staff stopped the daytime operation and arranged to do the work in the evening. The staff member said the issue was not a sewer spill. “They're going to do that work after hours tonight. It'll be one evening, but it'will smell,” the staff member said.
Staff told the committee they had notified city leadership and would issue a social‑media notice to alert nearby residents and businesses about the evening work; Josh Johnson was identified as the staff person who would post the advisory. No public‑health incident or regulatory enforcement was reported at the meeting.
The committee did not take formal action; staff said they would continue to monitor the contractor work and would notify the public about timing and duration of the after‑hours activity.
