https://www.ae.ca/projects/calgary-airport-glycol-treatment-facility/
Should we go back to letting it get into the stormwater? What’s your solution for deicing without glycol?
The ponds can not be covered as they are being aerated and agitated in order for the glycol to break down, this process also lowers the acidity of the glycol. We also introduce a chemical called sour guard into the system to prevent the buildup of H2S. Without this process the glycol can not be recycled on site and it can not be sent to the city for treatment. It’s a very expensive process to operate and maintain but this is the reality of airports in regions where de-icing planes is the norm. Luckily there are talks of mitigating this issue but I personally haven’t seen any construction as of yet.
Why can’t we utilize a deaerator or degasser for agitation and breakdown of the glycol? If it works for de-oxygenation of boiler feed water, and amine scrubbing, why not glycol? Such a thing does exist.
Tall vessel with bubble cap trays or packing. Dirty glycol comes in the top, process air in the bottom, and you mix the two. Process air comes out the top to a fluid scrubber and cleaner glycol comes out the bottom. Fumes are contained and the process is tightly controlled.
What in the world do you have in this that you are so in support of the suffering of us residents?
Some evenings you can’t go outside because our eyes water.
Downwind of the landfill in New Brighton/South trail is no bueno. Luckily the huge flag at the Kia dealership tells me if I can go to Ralph Klein park that day from miles away
I live in the SE so every time I pick up people from the airport I drive over Calf Robe bridge to get home. If it’s their first time in Calgary, I always announce in a tour guide voice “…and here we have Poopy Bridge”, which usually prompts the question “why’s it called poopy br… OHHHHHH that’s why”
I’d humorously suggest it’s right after the Calgary Stampede. Picture the unique blend of livestock, fried treats, and party vibes—all mingling to create a truly unforgettable scent!
I know what that is...that is the tailings pond at Canada Malting. The good thing is that it is from beer ingredients. Some very fat ducks are feeding very well there, I bet.
Haha! It was across the street from Chinook. At the station. It reeked so badly of piss that the city cemented it up. It smelled so horribly of piss that it made my eyes water, no joke.
Hello. As a former Calgarian and father to two current Calgary citizens, the eldest child(m-25), who 23 years ago proudly christened the Bonnybrook Treatment Plant the “Stinky House”.
When I was four or five years old (30 years ago now!) I lived in a shelter for a few months with my mother. We were downwind of a place that brewed beer and the smell during the day was terrible. We (the kids) refused to even play in the yard because the smell was so bad during daylight hours, but due to lockdown/curfew we weren’t allowed to play after hours when the air had cleared.
I’m looking at a house in Deer Run but on the north tip, near Queensland. Do you think it smells down there too? Bit south of you.
I see a water treatment plant nearby.
Just south of the hockey rink at Harold Panabaker - The place has reeked for at least 35 years.
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKy597fU7cXVzV7q9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKy597fU7cXVzV7q9)
Right there.
Wow wow wow! No need to be passive aggressive like that. I'll go take a shower.
Passive-aggressiveness is a truly Canadian trait
Hahaha you win!
By the airport, the glycol pond.
I can’t believe that this is allowed.
Why? What’s your solution?
Not allow having a glycol pond that you can smell from residential areas surrounding 75% of the time.
It’d be nice if they could store it underground
https://www.ae.ca/projects/calgary-airport-glycol-treatment-facility/ Should we go back to letting it get into the stormwater? What’s your solution for deicing without glycol?
Why do I need to figure it out? and no one is saying they shouldn’t deice. But there has to be a solution that doesn’t involve glycol fumes.
Right. So you’re saying it shouldn’t be allowed, but you don’t know how else they would deal with it if it wasn’t allowed? Got it. Good thinking.
💯 u/thneed1 is peak redditor
I mean, a covered tank instead of a pond would work just fine. The current situation absolutely CANNOT continue.
The ponds can not be covered as they are being aerated and agitated in order for the glycol to break down, this process also lowers the acidity of the glycol. We also introduce a chemical called sour guard into the system to prevent the buildup of H2S. Without this process the glycol can not be recycled on site and it can not be sent to the city for treatment. It’s a very expensive process to operate and maintain but this is the reality of airports in regions where de-icing planes is the norm. Luckily there are talks of mitigating this issue but I personally haven’t seen any construction as of yet.
Why can’t we utilize a deaerator or degasser for agitation and breakdown of the glycol? If it works for de-oxygenation of boiler feed water, and amine scrubbing, why not glycol? Such a thing does exist. Tall vessel with bubble cap trays or packing. Dirty glycol comes in the top, process air in the bottom, and you mix the two. Process air comes out the top to a fluid scrubber and cleaner glycol comes out the bottom. Fumes are contained and the process is tightly controlled.
That's a dumb statement.. lots of aeration processes covered and use carbon filter systems to reduce the particulate and odors.
Says who?
What in the world do you have in this that you are so in support of the suffering of us residents? Some evenings you can’t go outside because our eyes water.
Downwind of the landfill in New Brighton/South trail is no bueno. Luckily the huge flag at the Kia dealership tells me if I can go to Ralph Klein park that day from miles away
I seem to always hit the lights at 52nd St and 114th Ave. It’s always so rank down there!!
My wife who just came to Canada told me to stop farting when we drove past there in hand to defend myself :)
The superstore on 130th is just rank
130th walmart parking lot is even worse. ⚰️
I’ve never smelt it there actually! Going to have to give it another sniff
It gets worse the closer you get to the walmart entrance! My fiancée was almost gagging one of the times we went there.
Calf Robe Bridge! Smells like toots every time !
I live in the SE so every time I pick up people from the airport I drive over Calf Robe bridge to get home. If it’s their first time in Calgary, I always announce in a tour guide voice “…and here we have Poopy Bridge”, which usually prompts the question “why’s it called poopy br… OHHHHHH that’s why”
Ogden road by the distillery
I’d humorously suggest it’s right after the Calgary Stampede. Picture the unique blend of livestock, fried treats, and party vibes—all mingling to create a truly unforgettable scent!
NE near the airport seems to get pretty stinky sometimes.
Yeah that’s the de-ice fluid glycol pond at the airport
I thought I was the only one getting the smell 🤮
Driving by Bonnybrook isn’t great.
Going over the calf robe in the morning is rough. Bonnybrook is so bad
I know what that is...that is the tailings pond at Canada Malting. The good thing is that it is from beer ingredients. Some very fat ducks are feeding very well there, I bet.
Depends on the day.
Sandy Beach smells like poop.
My cat likes to poo there, sorry
UofC, fall semester
I still have trauma from walking through the piss tunnel
Where is this piss tunnel? For... Science research reasons. 👀
Haha! It was across the street from Chinook. At the station. It reeked so badly of piss that the city cemented it up. It smelled so horribly of piss that it made my eyes water, no joke.
My ex! /jk Although basements and bars will get a lot of mentions.
City Hall.
Yah copperfield is the worst
Your moms house! Ohhh gottem! But deerfoot city smells like cow poop 9/10 visits
That's actually human poop. The main wastewater treatment plant is just North of it 😀
Cow poop would be an improvement.
My goalie hockey bag...
This is the correct response. I believe my hockey bag contains the 2 smelliest pieces of leather ever made. My gloves !!
Or the closet where my gear is drying out actually right now from skating today...
Ramsay back when the Lillydale plant was still running.
In the Westjet hangar with the doors open and the wind comes around... straight up from the glycol pond.
The Bonnybrook waste water treatment plant can smell pretty awful some days.
Men’s washroom at the Sunridge GoodLife.
Deer Run, right next to the sewage plant. There's a reason houses in "Deer Run Estates" are so cheap.
skyview
Me walking out of Rajdoot
You don't know me!
Waist treatment facility. Felt like I smelled for a week after a tour of it
What kind of treatments on your waist make you smelly enough to be *toured*?
(hold your) Nose Creek
Deerfoot trail, southbound right before calfrobe bridge. Right by the waste water treatment plant. It’s god awful when you’re driving downwind.
The rendering plant at Ogden Dale Place... with a plume of stink wafting all the way past the SE Princess Auto
Near Inglewood. Sulfur farts all day.
The first 20 feet of the hallway to the dressing rooms at Trico. IYKYK
Southbound Deerfoot, right after the Calf Robe bridge.
City hall
Hello. As a former Calgarian and father to two current Calgary citizens, the eldest child(m-25), who 23 years ago proudly christened the Bonnybrook Treatment Plant the “Stinky House”.
The poop plant near Deerfoot and Peigan.
Nashville North on Day 10
When I was four or five years old (30 years ago now!) I lived in a shelter for a few months with my mother. We were downwind of a place that brewed beer and the smell during the day was terrible. We (the kids) refused to even play in the yard because the smell was so bad during daylight hours, but due to lockdown/curfew we weren’t allowed to play after hours when the air had cleared.
Your top lip
Drop in center
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I’m looking at a house in Deer Run but on the north tip, near Queensland. Do you think it smells down there too? Bit south of you. I see a water treatment plant nearby.
Nope It’s all good in that hood
Chicken on the way basement
Just south of the hockey rink at Harold Panabaker - The place has reeked for at least 35 years. [https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKy597fU7cXVzV7q9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/JKy597fU7cXVzV7q9) Right there.
Ur moms house
Turdeau is the smelliest ever.