The local sugar company that runs the Crockett Wastewater Treatment Plant says there was an equipment failure during the last month's extreme heat. As the smell lingers, some residents are concerned for their health.
The sewage smell in parts of Crockett caused by equipment failure at the wastewater plant is likely to last 7-10 more days, according to its manager.For weeks, residents in the East Bay town of Crockett have complained of the smells.
"I have friends whose noses are beginning to bleed. I have been experiencing nausea, brain fog," said Nancy Cimarron Rieser of Crockett.&H Sugar Factory run the treatment facility as part of a long-term deal with the city. They say last month's extreme heat caused equipment to malfunction. "As you know in this economy things are not readily available, the lead time was months out and we said, 'No no, we don't want it months out we want it yesterday!' We threw money at it and the earliest a contractor started working on it was Oct. 10," said Modgil.
"Even with the diffusers cleaned, it will take 7-10 days more before this odor is gone for good," said Modgil.
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