Rep. Vital Traces "Obnoxious Odor" To City Manure Program

State Rep. Greg Vital said he traced an "obnoxious odor" in his district to a manure program by the city of Chattanooga.

Rep. Vital said on his Facebook page, "If you live in Snow Hill, Mahan Gap, on Ooltewah- Georgetown Road, Highway 58 or Georgetown area, then you may have smelled an Obnoxious odor the last several days.

"After several concerned phone calls from local residents, as your Tennessee State Representative, I contacted the City of Chattanooga and found out the spreading of biosolid fertilizer is occurring on about 190 farms and over 31,000 acres in Southeast Tennessee and Northern Alabama.

"Offensive as it may be, it is legal and it is monitored by the Tennessee Department of environment and conservation for composition safety and impact on water quality.