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Resident complaints about diesel pumps near Philadelphia neighborhood prompt city inspection and follow-up
Summary
A Port Arthur resident told the City Council on May 20 that temporary diesel-powered pumps used for a drainage-construction project next to his trailer have repeatedly run overnight and have blown diesel exhaust onto his property.
A Port Arthur resident told the City Council on May 20 that temporary diesel-powered pumps used for a drainage-construction project next to his trailer have repeatedly run overnight and have blown diesel exhaust onto his property.
Walter Jackson, who gave his address for the record, said the pumps have run at many hours (he provided a written log of dates and times), that diesel odors have infiltrated his home and that family members returned from out-of-town because they could not stay in the house. “The pumps come on every 15 to 20 minutes,” Jackson said. He described tracking pump activity across late-night and early-morning hours and said the fumes make…
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