A new system to map bad smells in Marlborough has picked up two smells so pungent people were unable to use their house.
The Marlborough District Council plans to sniff out regular offenders in its battle against bad smells. Photo: LDR / Chloe Ranford
Marlborough District Council solid waste manager Alec McNeil said his 'Prevailing Odour Not Good', or PONG, system received 16 complaints about obnoxious or unpleasant smells between last September and January.
Two of the complainants described what they were smelling as "L6" in severity, or so bad "I can't use my house for certain activities".
McNeil said these had been characterised as chemical or industrial in smell.
"[The] council receives the data, and follows up from an operational or compliance perspective as appropriate," he said.
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