Spalding-based Greencell has reportedly warned neighbouring business Anglian Water that the issue of “rotten egg-type smells” could harm the town’s reputation as a tourist attraction.
The fruit and vegetable supplier is putting pressure pressure on the water company to solve the “stench of sewage” problem at its plant in the Lincolnshire town, according to the Spalding Guardian.
Anglian Water has since announced that it plans to invest £5 billion across eastern England, including money on a flood protection scheme in Spalding, over the next five years.
But the smell from Anglian Water’s sewage treatment works in West Marsh Lane is a priority for Greencell’s managing director Graham Young, who told the Spalding Guardian: “It is not appropriate for Spalding to welcome visitors to the town in such a manner.”
In a report to Lincolnshire County Council’s environmental scrutiny committee at the end of January, Anglian Water admitted that it had received odour complaints from Greencell.
But the firm’s tactical support manager for Lincolnshire, Paul Dimbleby, claimed “the odour from the site has been much improved”.
An Anglian Water spokesperson added: “There is no quick fix for this matter, but we would like to assure people that we are aware of the problem and we are acting to make improvements.”
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