ATLANTA — One Northwest Atlanta neighborhood has a smelly problem.
Residents of Adam's Crossing neighborhood told Channel 2 Action News reporter Jeff Dore that they have been plagued by a smell they described as, as if they were sitting in a barn yard.
"Last week when I was running, I was wondering if we had a chicken coop around somewhere cause that's pretty much what it smelled like," said area resident Michelle Burg.
The source of the smell is a nearby sewage treatment plant, the R.M. Clayton Sewage Treatment Plant.
"You definitely notice it more when it's warm outside," said resident Amit Kumar.
A city spokesman said Atlanta is rebuilding two solid waster digesters, which are giant composters which were destroyed during the September floods.
"Well, you smell it a couple a times a week. It's a little bit, ahem, on the stronger side," said Kumar.
Officials said repairs are ahead of scheduled but are not expected to be completed until July.