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Smoke and odor complaints
Cane smoke across a road, ash falling on your home or an odor from the refinery: tell the county, which checks it against the day’s burn permits.
01About this service
About this service
During the burn season, some smoke and ash come with life in Leonard County, and the Allied Crystal refinery runs around the clock through the harvest. But a burn that drifts across a road, ash that falls inside a town or an odor that will not go away should not happen, and the county wants to know.
Send a report online, by phone or at a county office. The Agricultural Extension Office checks it against the burn permits of that day, calls the grower or passes it on to the refinery and the State, and writes back to you.
Who it’s for
- Residents of the farm towns, near the fields or the refinery
- Drivers who met thick smoke on a county road
- Schools and businesses near the fields
02How it works
4 steps, start to finish.
Step 1: Note what you saw
The day, the time, the place and the wind: which way the smoke went and how long it lasted.
Step 2: Send a report
Online, on the burn notice line or at a county office. One report per event.
Step 3: The county checks
Staff compare it with the permits of the day: who burned where, at what time, with what wind. A burn outside its permit is put out and the grower is called in.
Step 4: We write back
Within five business days, by email: what was found and what was done.
03What to prepare
Have these ready.
- The day and the time of day
- The road and the nearest mile marker, or your address
- An email address, for the answer
Ways to do it
- Online
Report it online, any time of day or night.
- By phone
The burn notice line at the Agricultural Extension Office, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- In person
At the Agricultural Extension Office or the courthouse in Cane Ridge.
Your request goes straight to the team in charge. Keep your reference number: it is your proof of filing.
04Questions
Frequently asked questions
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Who runs this service
Questions about your case? Leonard County can help.
County offices open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
06Related services
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