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City Seals Landfill Leachate System After Odor Complaints

6/8/2026

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City officials, waste-services manager Sharon Howland, identified the Shepard Landfill leachate system as the odor source and sealed its access points in May.
100 air-sampling stations, wind data and 311 complaints pinpointed the smell.
New Brighton Community Association president John Lee said the smell has intensified while working with the city.
The city will expand monitoring and evaluate the fixes after the peak complaint months of August and September.

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Story summary

City officials, waste-services manager Sharon Howland, identified the Shepard Landfill leachate system as the odor source and sealed its access points in May.
100 air-sampling stations, wind data and 311 complaints pinpointed the smell.
New Brighton Community Association president John Lee said the smell has intensified while working with the city.
The city will expand monitoring and evaluate the fixes after the peak complaint months of August and September.