{"id":611012,"date":"2026-04-28T09:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/611012\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T09:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T09:54:11","slug":"sewage-smell-upsets-neighbors-of-sharpsville-dairy-plant-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/611012\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewage smell upsets neighbors of Sharpsville dairy plant | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Two months after the first report of an odor coming from a Sharpsville dairy plant, neighbors continue to smell a foul odor. Ally Ross has more information on what Dairy Farmers of America is doing to mitigate the smell.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Two months after 21 News first reported on a foul odor coming from the Dean\u2019s Dairy plant in Sharpsville, neighbors say it hasn\u2019t gotten any better.<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Dean's Dairy Sign\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69efe0848ed5b.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A sign outside the Dean\u2019s Dairy plant in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. April 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s almost like something is rotting,\u201d said Chelsea Bailey, who lives next to the plant. \u201cIt&#8217;s not a normal smell you would get from a farm, like manure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The facility \u2014 located in South Pymatuning Township, which is inside the borough of Sharpsville \u2014 is a milk processing plant, not a dairy farm.<\/p>\n<p>When our crews visited the area Monday afternoon to speak with residents, the smell was not noticeable. People told us it is worst in the early mornings and evenings, especially depending on the direction of the wind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy four-year-old would hate coming outside in the morning because he would smell it,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cAnd then in the evening \u2026 around dinner time, when you want to be outside in your backyard, and you really can&#8217;t be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Dean's Dairy Cows\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69efe09ba7fa9.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Cows graze nearby the Dean\u2019s Dairy plant in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. April 27, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Dairy Farmers of America told 21 News the smell was coming from a wastewater treatment facility on site, and that frozen equipment was making it stronger than usual. In a new statement Monday, DFA said it \u201cis committed to being a good neighbor in the Sharpsville community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take these concerns seriously and are actively working to address the issue,\u201d the statement read. \u201cNew odor-control equipment was ordered that will be installed to help reduce odors and minimize impact on the surrounding community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For residents, that solution cannot come fast enough, as temperatures begin to rise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the summer, it&#8217;s especially bad because of the heat,\u201d said Bruce Ottenwalder, who lives across the street. \u201cIf they don&#8217;t get it fixed, it&#8217;s going to make for a pretty crappy summer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Two months after the first report of an odor coming from a Sharpsville dairy plant, neighbors continue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":611013,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[54670,192,79,265375,265376,265377],"class_list":{"0":"post-611012","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-dean","9":"tag-environment","10":"tag-science","11":"tag-sharpsville","12":"tag-south-pymatuning","13":"tag-south-pymatuning-township"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}