Description
If you drive or walk along Arborview between Wesley Ave and Maple Ridge, you will smell a very strong odor of sewage in this area. This has been ongoing over the last several months and it is fairly consistent.
If you drive or walk along Arborview between Wesley Ave and Maple Ridge, you will smell a very strong odor of sewage in this area. This has been ongoing over the last several months and it is fairly consistent.
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Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Carmencita Princen (Guest)
BabsMcPhee (Registered User)
Griswold (Registered User)
City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting this odor issue. City staff responds to each report of an odor problem and is currently working on a temporary solution to reduce the smell. Unfortunately, the solution to the odor issue falls outside of the responsibility of the City.
The odor is caused when sanitary sewer sludge from Scio Township becomes septic by the time it reaches the Arborview intersection. Scio Township has been adding chemicals to reduce these odors, but their effectiveness has decreased over the past several months. City staff are coordinating with Scio Township to determine the cause of the increased odors and working to develop a long-term solution to address it.
In the meantime, city staff are exploring use of temporary filters in manholes along Arborview to abate the odor.
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Reopened Griswold (Registered User)
Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
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Reopened BabsMcPhee (Registered User)
Acknowledged City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
Sally Mitani (Registered User)
Carmencita Princen (Guest)
Chuck Warpehoski (Registered User)
latest comment from staff:
On Saturday Scio Township will install odor adsorbing canisters in manholes throughout the odor problem area in and near the Arborview subdivision. Next week Scio will begin a monitoring program to determine effectiveness.
The company performing the work is Kennedy Industries. We anticipate minimal disruption to the neighborhood, but there may be questions about who is working in the area.
The canisters are a short-term measure while the township continues to evaluate longer-term improvements to control odors.
Sally Mitani (Registered User)
BabsMcPhee (Registered User)
So, this short-term measure should be in place now, right?
The smell was bad this morning as I drove (in my car I could smell it) thru the area.
Does not appear to be working.
Sally Mitani (Registered User)
Chuck Warpehoski (Registered User)
Latest update from staff..
Scio and its consulting engineers have identified three potential methods of treating their sewage for odor control. Each method is different and may have differing results. The first treatment method was installed in March and is expected to be tested through May. In June and July a second method will be tested, with the third method tested in August and September. Our Field staff are involved in determining the suitability of each trail method.
BabsMcPhee (Registered User)
Chuck Warpehoski (Registered User)
Carmencita Princen (Registered User)
Edward Vielmetti (Registered User)
Griswold (Registered User)
MILLI (Registered User)
Lisa Dengiz (Registered User)
City of Ann Arbor (Verified Official)
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