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Titus County resident urges action over industrial-waste odors near Daphne Prairie
Summary
At a Sept. 8 special session of the Titus County Commissioners Court, resident Mary McLennan described recurring foul odors and alleged dumping near the Daphne Prairie area, saying state regulators have inspected but that she continues to experience health and quality-of-life impacts.
Mary McLennan, a Daphne Prairie resident, told the Titus County Commissioners Court on Sept. 8 that industrial-waste material being applied near her home is creating persistent, nauseating odors that she said have damaged her ability to use and enjoy her property.
The complaint came during the court’s public-comment period. McLennan said Texas Commission on Environmental Quality inspectors visited the site but told her they would not declare a violation unless material was running into the roadway. “I don’t feel protected,” she said. “I can’t be outside when it smells as bad as it smells. I feel like I’m being tortured.”
McLennan said some applications run 10–14 hours a day and that crews have worked 24 hours on some days. She told commissioners she collected a road-side sample when TCEQ personnel were…
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