The smell has been so bad in the past locals were unable to use their gardens and some had to send their children to stay with relatives.
Residents in the east end of the city have been plagued by the 'pungent' smell from a nearby dump for the last two months.
Four odour assessments and two site visits were undertaken by SEPA back in November and December with an area of landfill found to be producing landfill gas. It was then found that another area of the landfill was producing landfill gas and required the installation of landfill gas collection wells. A spokesperson for SEPA said: "Odour from the landfill site has had an impact on the local community for many years. SEPA has used a range of enforcement powers to try and tackle this.
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