• The Environment Agency representative expressed cautious optimism, as there have been no complaints since 12th May and monitoring in the sewers showed only very low levels of potentially odorous gases. There has been a very significant improvement since last autumn.
• Tulip have continued to fine tune their processes and have now found a filter set-up that works well with the chemical dosing system they recently started using. They continue to carry out daily filter checks and to replace filters as necessary.
• The changes Tulip have made will be included in a variation of their permit that is being agreed with the Environment Agency in the next couple of months.
• Wessex Water has been investigating the issues previously noted on the east of the village. Since early May there have only been small, short-lived peaks of odorous gases in the sewers there and no complaints.
• Wessex do not yet have a date for installing the permanent dosing system at the Kidney Hill pumping station but they will continue with the temporary dosing system until the permanent one is in place.
It was agreed that the working group would continue to communicate by email but only hold further meetings if there were more complaints. If you do experience a bad odour in the village, you can contact the Environment Agency 24 hours a day 365 days a year on their freephone number 0800 80 70 60. You can also contact Claire at claire.young@southglos.gov.uk or the Parish Clerk at westerleighpc@btinternet.com
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