In 2019-2020, Superior produced a type of asphalt called "rubberized asphalt." The fumes from this production were horrendous and blanketed the neighborhood for days upon days, including the weekend. The smell was so bad that neighbors, in addition to bombarding the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) with calls, also had the fire department and the gas and electric company making many investigative calls. The Hazmat truck eventually ended up checking things out and concluded that the smell was coming from Superior.
This asphalt production ended up with Superior being charged with several Public Nuisance Violations, a large fine, and agreements for
upgraded emissions control.
To show the extent of how widespread the fumes were, concerned neighbors put together a map of the areas where the fumes could be smelled.
The orange area identifies the minimum area where fumes were detected, as identified by local residents on 3/8/2020.
Approximately 3500 residences or 8,820 people were affected by these fumes.
The area may be larger. Only areas that were positively identified were included.
Numbers are based on info from USPS carrier routes and the US Census Bureau.
Enlarged sections are below the entire map.
This asphalt production ended up with Superior being charged with several Public Nuisance Violations, a large fine, and agreements for
upgraded emissions control.
To show the extent of how widespread the fumes were, concerned neighbors put together a map of the areas where the fumes could be smelled.
The orange area identifies the minimum area where fumes were detected, as identified by local residents on 3/8/2020.
Approximately 3500 residences or 8,820 people were affected by these fumes.
The area may be larger. Only areas that were positively identified were included.
Numbers are based on info from USPS carrier routes and the US Census Bureau.
Enlarged sections are below the entire map.
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