Ooooh, That Smell! Can’t You Smell That Smell?

Submitted by Chanel Richbourg, Environmental Chair

Have you noticed a strong stench when passing over TC Jester bridge, 11th Street bridge, or even while biking along the bayou trail? Or maybe you experience a foul odor when the wind changes directions on your street. Most of us are no stranger to the smells released by Bryce Chemical Feed Station located on W. 11th Street near White Oak Bayou, and SouthWaste Disposal, located on Hurst Street near Section 5.

After years of reporting off-putting smells to 3-1-1, we have collaborated with the City of Houston Public Works to try a new reporting approach to improve the air quality conditions in our great neighborhood.

We have created a Google Form for recording odor encounters. The data from the form will be tracked by TMCC and shared weekly with the City of Houston stakeholders so that we can get this smelly problem improved.

Our goal is to give a true picture of what our residents experience daily and to provide detailed data on the time, location, frequency, and other distinguishing factors of the smells so that the City can pinpoint solutions. If you are out and about and notice that all-too-familiar smell, please add your incident to the form. More details about how to access the form are shown on the right. Recording your incident should take approximately one minute and will help improve the air quality of Timbergrove. Thank you for your help!