Utilities staff outline short‑ and long‑term fixes for recurring sewer odors

Jan 6, 2026

County utilities staff told commissioners they are using incremental lime dosing, a deodorizing enzyme and an odor logger while exploring pretreatment at upstream systems, ionization scrubbers and master‑plan force‑main realignments to reduce odors from two long force‑main runs.

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County utilities staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on repeated public complaints about sewer odors originating from long force‑main runs feeding master lift stations 83 (MLK/Spring Creek) and 76 (Coastal Highway).

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