http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "New Seafield stench ‘so strong it wakes people up’ " en Thu, 21 May 2026 10:28:59 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451&page=2#post-321041 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 21:02:49 +0000 chdot 321041@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/new-ps10m-investment-beat-edinburghs-notorious-seafield-stench-1368859" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/new-ps10m-investment-beat-edinburghs-notorious-seafield-stench-1368859</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451&page=2#post-298359 Wed, 26 Dec 2018 20:44:45 +0000 chdot 298359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/residents-urge-scottish-water-to-end-pfi-contract-at-seafield-sewage-works-1-4848724" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/residents-urge-scottish-water-to-end-pfi-contract-at-seafield-sewage-works-1-4848724</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451&page=2#post-291970 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 14:06:48 +0000 lazycyclist 291970@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not quite the perfume factory I had in mind. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-291960 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 11:59:18 +0000 chdot 291960@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nope. </p> <p><em>Kirkcaldy</em> sewage works! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-291954 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 11:22:38 +0000 lazycyclist 291954@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot Is it a perfume factory? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-291942 Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:03:46 +0000 chdot 291942@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>NOT Seafield -</p> <p><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1870/30977995828_8db1a6e7d2.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-290577 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:49:25 +0000 Snowy 290577@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"The fly in the ointment..."</em></p> <p>That's no ointment.</p> <p>Anyway, deja vu, plus ca change, etc. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-290569 Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:31:36 +0000 chdot 290569@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/residents-hail-holyrood-pledge-to-end-notorious-seafield-stench-1-4796364" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/residents-hail-holyrood-pledge-to-end-notorious-seafield-stench-1-4796364</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-279096 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:42:25 +0000 chdot 279096@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Residents campaigning against the notorious Seafield stench have hailed advice by a legal expert which they say means their complaints about the sewage works have been mishandled for decades.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/seafield-stench-wrongly-policed-for-decades-1-4715607" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/seafield-stench-wrongly-policed-for-decades-1-4715607</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-254532 Thu, 06 Jul 2017 08:28:35 +0000 chdot 254532@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/scottish-government-order-review-into-seafield-stench-1-4496034" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/scottish-government-order-review-into-seafield-stench-1-4496034</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-253371 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:39:37 +0000 Boff 253371@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I made a complaint to SEPA and the response indicates that there was an Enforcement Notice issued by SEPA in December 2016 which required the site to implement abatement measures on the filter regeneration cycle emissions. Currently a new "vent air burner" is being installed and will be up and running by the end of July. So we will be back to the plain old sewage stench at that point. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-253204 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:59:54 +0000 crowriver 253204@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quite unusual for the aroma to reach this far south. Can only remember a couple of occasions in 20 years. Wind has veered around to a north easterly so that explains it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-253201 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:39:33 +0000 gibbo 253201@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@boff<br /> @crowdriver</p> <p>As someone fortunate to have never lived close to it*, I can only sympathise with you guys. </p> <p>Seriously, this is 2017, not 1907. How is this even legal?</p> <p>* Not that Crowdriver lives close to it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-253200 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:34:19 +0000 crowriver 253200@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Smell of burning rubber reached as far as top of Easter Road this afternoon. Right through the house too as windows wide open in the warm weather. I honestly thought it must have been a fire somewhere nearby. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-253196 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:31:34 +0000 Boff 253196@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Last night about 2am I was woken up by the burnt rubber smell which I believe is caused by the filter regeneration process at Seafield. That's the filter system intended to remove the stench. Really foul odour. I suspect that they only run it when the wind is from the south east to avoid complaints but probably had an upset and were forced to run it with the wind headed onshore and over the populated areas. </p> <p>If anyone is looking to add to the pile of complaints then the appropriate details are found here:<br /> <a href="http://www.leithlinkscc.org.uk/seafield-smells-dont-give-up-please-always-complain/">http://www.leithlinkscc.org.uk/seafield-smells-dont-give-up-please-always-complain/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-251453 Tue, 30 May 2017 16:52:48 +0000 Min 251453@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To be fair, it is unlikely to make the flavour any worse. it may even improve it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-251433 Tue, 30 May 2017 13:36:50 +0000 threefromleith 251433@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The one thing I've noticed about the Seafield sewage honk is that no matter how boak-inducingly thick &amp; cloying it is, it doesn't stop people sitting outside McDonalds and eating their McSlops in the putrid air.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-251421 Tue, 30 May 2017 12:53:15 +0000 Min 251421@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have been up to Seafield Road a couple of times in the past week to hire a c*r and it has been really honking. Felt really sorry for the staff. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-251397 Mon, 29 May 2017 22:47:17 +0000 dessert rat 251397@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yup, twice a day. I cant hold my breath long enough to get through it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-251361 Mon, 29 May 2017 14:34:41 +0000 crowriver 251361@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It has been pretty pony these past few weeks. Experienced it while pedalling to Porty and back via Seafield path. Even noticed the smell as far south as Albion Road and Easter Road one day when the north easterlies were blowing in. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-251357 Mon, 29 May 2017 13:57:30 +0000 chdot 251357@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>RESIDENTS have hit out at council chiefs for failing to take enforcement action over Seafield sewage works after a persistent smell blighted the area for three weeks. </p> <p>And politicians have joined locals in calling for new investment in the plant in a bid to prevent similar problems in future.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/council-under-fire-over-inaction-on-seafield-stench-1-4459812" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/council-under-fire-over-inaction-on-seafield-stench-1-4459812</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-249961 Fri, 12 May 2017 17:52:43 +0000 chdot 249961@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/report-on-leith-sewage-stench-branded-whitewash-1-4443893" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/report-on-leith-sewage-stench-branded-whitewash-1-4443893</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-231182 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 12:08:46 +0000 chdot 231182@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Still, why not blame the council?"</p> <p>Good question.</p> <p>Suspect 'problem' is that council has been involved trying to get a solution for local (and wider) residents.</p> <p>The fact that it has no direct powers is of course -</p> <p>the council's fault... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-231180 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:57:38 +0000 kaputnik 231180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So if I read the article correctly, the plant is operated by Veolia for Scottish Water, and it's SEPA that have licensed it to operate at night. Still, why not blame the council? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-231177 Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:04:45 +0000 chdot 231177@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-council-s-russian-roulette-over-seafield-stench-1-4233869" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-council-s-russian-roulette-over-seafield-stench-1-4233869</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-223063 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:10:22 +0000 chdot 223063@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>environmental watchdog has confirmed a new “burning rubber” smell plaguing residents in Leith is coming from Seafield sewage works.</p> <p>And now campaigners are calling for an odour abatement order to be slapped on the plant.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/leith/seafield-sewage-works-blamed-for-new-stink-plaguing-leith-1-4154351" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/leith/seafield-sewage-works-blamed-for-new-stink-plaguing-leith-1-4154351</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-222465 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:42:15 +0000 kaputnik 222465@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>I've noticed a faint burning rubber smell around Leith Links quite a few times over the last few weeks. </em></p> <p>Noticed distinctive burning rubber smell around Lochend Park the past few weeks. Again I assumed it was the remains of a burnt out scooter or builders disposing of waste in a non-regulation manner. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-222464 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:36:52 +0000 Klaxon 222464@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was past this week and it certainly struck me as much more toxic than the usual run of the mill poo pong</p> <p>Thankfully my only interaction is trips to and from Porty </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-222402 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:30:57 +0000 chdot 222402@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/health/storyteller-kicks-up-a-stink-about-seafield-smell-for-leith-festival-1-4148902" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/health/storyteller-kicks-up-a-stink-about-seafield-smell-for-leith-festival-1-4148902</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16451#post-221212 Fri, 27 May 2016 14:45:54 +0000 wingpig 221212@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I had assumed it was something my neighbour was smoking or the aftermath of a freshly-roasted scooter on the bike path, so it was useful to have its source identified. I've never noticed it on Leith Links, whereas smoke from a bonfire at the allotments beside St Mary's can sometimes be trapped in a Links-spanning layer for hours at a time. </p>