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Kim Hafer
From:L Michaels <linmic17@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday, June 24, 2024 5:42 PM
To:Nathan Erickson
Subject:Re: Odor report form
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Appreciate your quick reply. Over several years of observing when and how foul odors
show up in the southeast section of town, I can say odors accumulate and sit like fog
without winds to move them away. With several industrial companies such as Simplot
Growers, Amalgamated Ag Systems, Amalgamated Sugar and Ari (Amalgamated
Research), located a few miles south of Kimberly Rd and Eastland Dr, I would start with
those businesses regarding their "emissions control" filters.
These factories, I suspect, have to employ various chemicals and treatments to create
and process products. I worked in the past for a company that provided environmental
filter machinery for automotive paint-spraying factories in Michigan. For the protection of
their employees, automotive companies have air filter machinery to handle the toxic
chemicals!
What I know about the wind direction here, by studying my weather app, is that it
changes throughout the day and night from westerly > to direct northerly ^, and then
northwestern \\ . The times of worst odor are when the breeze is coming from the
southeast and heading northwest across the Eastland Dr and Elizabeth blvd & Locust st
area. Keep in mind, when we have high winds of 15 or higher mph, there is no odor at
all because the higher the wind, there is no stagnating air hanging over. It's on low wind
days that we have a foul odor problem. As for me, I prefer the high wind days that clear
away the many odors.
Other residents in this area have mentioned to me about these foul odors.
Another problematic odorous area is Addison Ave west near Rock Creek park that often,
year round, reeks of sewage. I cannot even walk the park trail that is South of Addison
Ave because it reeks so bad. The city or county seriously needs to clean that up.
I would suggest that you drive around the affected area just north of Kimberly Rd &
Elizabeth blvd on low wind days. And this problem is not just during summer, it is pretty
much year round, so something is generating these foul odors consistently.
I hope my feedback can assist your department in finding some solutions for us.
Linda Michaels
On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 4:43 PM Nathan Erickson <nerickson@tfid.org> wrote:
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Ms. Michaels,
Thank you for completing the odor report form on the City of Twin Falls website. I apologize for the odors
you have been experiencing, and I recognize that it can be very frustrating. Please know that these
reports help the city identify the source of odors and what needs to be done to address them. All the
feedback we receive is compiled and used to find a solution. You can continue using the online report
form or email me directly. When reporting an odor, it is also helpful to note the wind direction and wind
speed to help identify if the odor is coming from a specific direction. We are working on finding the
source and what needs to be done to stop the foul odors. We appreciate your feedback if you have any
questions or information that would help.
Thanks,
Nathan Erickson
Environmental Manager
City of Twin Falls
(208) 735-7272
nerickson@tfid.org
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