St. Charles officials continue to question representatives from the Smithfield processing plant about concerns over unpleasant odors being emitted in the plant’s vicinity on the east side of the city.
Representatives from Smithfield processing plant gave a presentation to Government Operations Committee members at a meeting July 17.
Two Smithfield representatives met this month with the St. Charles Government Operations Committee to explain the source of the odors — scrap meat in plant wastewater and other liquid waste — and to outline recent steps to mitigate the smells. The company has upgraded its wastewater treatment programs and installed a $350,000 odor control system that detects and treats smells from wastewater in addition to adding wastewater consultants
