Politics & Government

Fixes Looked at for Kingsley Road Odor Problem at Sewer Station in Norton

The town of Norton is currently weighing its options as to what to do with the odor problem coming from the Kingsley Street pumping station.

New water and sewer superintendent Bernie Marshall said he’s already heard many complaints for the issue, even though he’s only been in the position for about a month.

“Probably on about the third day I was told,” he said.

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Marshall said for two fo the complaints the odors were coming from plumbing inside the homes and were fixed with a regular plumber. Some other issues weren’t so easy.

He said the station itself is a big container that collects waste and then pumps it out to Mansfield, and the way it’s set up know it could back up. He said a short-term fix for that would be to install a duckbill valve to minimize the escaping odor. He added any future projects in the area that would utilize this station would have to take a hard look at the pump’s ability to handle any such projects.

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“We’re not on the threshold of its service ability just yet but there’s another faction that wants to come into the area it has to be at least looked at and addressed,” Marshall said.

He added installing chemical treatment stations near several manhole covers would help the situation as it did for Cobb Street and the Greatwoods areas.

“Chemical treatment is definitely an option here long-term,” he said.

Marshall said any resident who has such problems should contact the Water and Sewer Department as soon as they can so the issue could be addressed.



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