Working to minimize odors
Thank you to everyone who has alerted us to odors. Metropolitan Council is committed to being a good neighbor and keeping wastewater odors to a minimum. The process of wastewater being transported from a home or business to a water resource recovery facility can generate hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compound vapors, and steps are taken along the way to mitigate these odors.
We are taking these actions to minimize odors:
- Operate odor control carbon filters and control systems
- Evaluate air flows and odor levels
- Monthly odor monitoring of odor control unit
Plans to do more
We are planning these additional actions:
- Installation of continuous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) monitors on the odor control unit to monitor H2S removal efficiency