Dairygold says odour problem won’t reoccur

DAIRYGOLD said it has taken action to ensure that there will be no reoccurrence of the recent bad odours resulting from the spreading of organic waste on two Waterford farms.

The company is refuting claims made at a county council meeting that the waste was untreated, insisting also that the operation was carried out in strict compliance with the terms of its Integrated Pollution Control licence and its own nutrient management plan.

The waste was spread by Dairygold on lands in the neighbouring Ballyduff and Camphire areas amid claims by a number of local farmers that the operation had created odours so obnoxious that they were forced to remain indoors for a time.