River Valley Residents Voice Concerns About Strong Odor at Public Hearing

Planning Commission recommends against seafood odor amendment

EASTON — The Planning Commission Thursday provided an unfavorable recommendation on a recently proposed amendment to a seafood odor ordinance.

River Valley residents voice concerns about strong odor at public hearing

ALMA, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment hosted a public hearing regarding the permit renewal of Denali Water Solutions LLC - Crawford County, with dozens of River Valley residents gathering. Fort Smith has had a history of foul smells dating back to 2019, with many in the River Valley counties claiming the odor comes from the water treatment company's natural waste lagoon in Van Buren. The company said in past …

‘Pungent and nauseating’: Fort Smith-area residents push for state to deny land application permit

Fort Smith-area residents and officials listen to comments during a May 15 public hearing on a Denali land application permit renewal in Alma, Arkansas. (Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate)ALMA, Ark. — Dozens of people attended a public hearing Thursday at the Alma Community Center near Fort Smith, where several individuals and elected officials spoke about how pungent odors from land-application operations in the area have affected their lives and…

State officials hear residents' concerns about odor lingering in the River Valley

The community protested a strong odor coming from a lagoon managed by Denali Water Solutions. Officials are now reviewing a permit request to expand the operation.

Complaints of obnoxious odors persist on Westside

Obnoxious odors are still a problem for several neighborhoods near a Jacksonville industrial plant on the city’s west side.  Residents with that complaint attended an open house Thursday regarding the air permit renewal of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. at 2051 Lane Ave N. Many have blamed IFF for “obnoxious turpentine-like” smells. Cindy Mathieson of Murray Hill lives about 5 miles from the plant. “Quite often, early in the morning, I …