Vernon's bio-solids facility has had odour problems in the past but new technology and operating policies may help clear the air. As part of a multi million dollar expansion, a number of changes have been made due to complaints. Councillor Patrick Nicol says $124,000 is being invested into the E-Nose system."It allows a computer tracking system to know the odour counts everywhere associated with that bio-solids plant up in the Commonage area."Nicol says it also allows staff to shut down the system from home, when necessary. The facility--- which turns sewage into a marketable garden fertilizer product--- will undergo testing for several more weeks.
Councillor Bob Spiers told the media, the upgrades and new policies are showing positive results. "All the odour control monitoring seems to indicate it will be a heck of a lot better than before, and hopefully it will satisfy everyone." Spiers says a consultant that was hired for the project went the "Cadillac route" and put in the necessary controls that "should have been in there in the first place." Vernon council approved a $6.6 million upgrade and expansion back in August with 70 percent of the funds from the city of Kelowna and 30 percent from Vernon, which is based on the amount of waste product the facility handles.
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