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Odor Concerns

James H. Helgason

What is an Odor Violation

• When the emission of odorous matter in

concentration and frequencies or for duration that odor can be perceived when one volume of

• dorous air is diluted with seven parts of odor-

free air for two separate trials not less than 15 minutes apart within the period of one hour

• Must be outside the property boundary
• Use a Nasal Ranger

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Exemption from the Rule

• Emission of odorous matter from the pyrolysis of wood in

the production of charcoal

• Emission of odorous matter form the raising or

harvesting of crops and from the feeding, breeding, and management of livestock or domestic animals or fowl except Class 1A CAFO

• Emission of odorous natural gas, or the chemicals use to

achieve the regulated odorization of natural gas, inherent to the operations of natural gas utility

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Challenges

• Odors are not constant
• Odors will dissipate
• Atmospheric conditions different
• Nose
• There are more than one possible source in the

area

• Finding a site to use the Nasal Ranger
• The road may be the best but cannot be used

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Challenges continued

• Odors can be from sources in another

state

• A secondary source could be in another

state

• Odor concerns from Kansas about a

source in Missouri

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