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Carthage council adopts odor-control measure “We don’t have anyone at the Carthage office today,” she said. “The state is under a hazardous-travel policy that gives staff the option of taking personal leave if it would be difficult for them to get to work. The employee who works in that office did that because they live pretty far away.”
Officials started work on the city measure after the Missouri Air Conservation Commission decided against any changes in the dilution threshold that triggers state enforcement action. Woestman repeatedly lobbied the commission and an odor work group for rule changes that would help the city’s situation. There have been no state-cited violations based on odors from the Carthage industrial bottoms since 2006, though Carthage-area residents have made dozens of complaints about odors, most citing RES as the source. In some cases, DNR inspectors also noted the odors, but not at the 7-to-1 dilution that would trigger a violation. Misdemeanor Under the measure, a company or individual found guilty of violating the regulation would be subject to a fine of not less than $500 per day. 
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