Odours
If you are impacted by a sewage odour (including from farm spreading), please contact your local authority.
Typical odours reported to us
If you are reporting odour to SEPA, it helps us if you provide an accurate description. Potential odours from SEPA-regulated activities can include:
general waste bin
gas e.g., rotten egg type odours which can be associated with landfills
burning faeces
rotten vegetable/ food
rotten vegetation/ compost (can smell sickly sour)
burnt matches
sweet solvents, such as nail varnish, white spirit, ethanol/ alcohol
sour solvents, can smell like vinegar
bone/ fish meal activities can smell like quite strong pet food/ dog kibble
yeast/ malt
smelly wastewater (rotten cabbage) like a drain