Leithers in despair as Seafield stench continues
As of 7pm this evening Leith Links Community Council has received eleven reports of foul odours from Seafield. Today is the fourth day in a row that we have received odour complaints, with 29 being submitted to us since Wednesday. Complaints have been submited by residents from the Leith Links area extending as far as Easter Road stadium & Pilrig.
Leith Links Community Council established its online reporting tool due to frustrations felt within our community around existing reporting mechanisms. The online reporting tool allows members of our community to fill in one web form which is automatically submitted to Leith Links Community Council and a number interested parties & organisations;
- City of Edinburgh Council – Environmental Assessment
- City of Edinburgh Council – Councillors Booth, McVey and Munro
- Scottish Parliament – Ben MacPherson MSP
- Scottish Government – Roseanna Cunningham MSP (Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform)
- Scottish Water
- Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
- Veolia
Community Councillor Eileen Simpson, who leads on Seafield related matters alongside Community Councillor Jim Scanlon, continues to press the authorities for action to reduce foul odour emissions. She said today;
This spring, as every year, Seafield Sewage Treatment Works have exposed local Leithers to a series of appalling odour leaks.
But this year it feels much worse, because our time out in the open air is so precious. And as we venture out for our walk, jog or cycle, our lungs are regularly assaulted by the appalling sewage stench we’ve come to know only too well.
The stench from Seafield has been sickening over the last few days. Lockdown is depressing for all, and our daily time in the fresh air is precious, especially in such beautiful weather. It’s dreadful that we are forced inside by this sickening smell. It damages our physical and mental health. Veolia don’t seem to care.