WEBSTER CO., KY (WFIE) -
A strong, sewage like smell has been stinking up parts of Providence, Kentucky, but now the county's installed a new sewage filtration system to solve the problem.
This has been a problem for residents living near Westerfield Drive for years now, and they're hoping this awful smell is gone for good.
"The smell is awful," said resident Betty Thomas. "It's like, sewage, is what it smells like to me."
"It really takes away from the quality of life around here," said resident Terry Powell.
Several residents living near Westerfield Drive say they're relieved to hear a new system is in place because this smell has affected their everyday lives.
"You open and drain your sinks, you smell it," Thomas said. "You turn your water on, you smell it, bathroom and kitchen. You're wondering if the water's safe to drink or not so we always buy the bottled water."
"When that smell is up, it's in the house only because you just can't enjoy the outdoors," said Powell.
The new system, located on US 41A, includes some new pipelines and it basically will add ozone and oxygen to the sewage line that will eliminate the odor. Officials say another advantage is that it will protect the sewer lines from corrosion.
"We've been bringing this thing up in the council meetings and things for years so if they're trying to get it fixed I'm all for that," Powell said. "At least they're trying to make something happen."
Judge Executive Jim Townsend says this is a relatively new system that's been proven successful in California, and Betty Thomas is hoping this does the trick.
"Oh no it's not as bad as it was, but it's still there and my husband has went numerous times to talk to them about it, so I'm glad they spent some money and I'm praying in a few weeks that it does pay off," she said.
County officials want to remind residents that it may take a week or two for the smell to completely go away and they'll be closely monitoring the situation.
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County officials want to remind residents that it may take a week or two for the smell to completely go away.
