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11/13/2015 Slow,stinky start to Le Sueur,Minn.,green-energy project-StarTribune.com Avant and the Danish supplier of the plant's equipment,Xergi A/S,initially said odor wouldn't be a problem.After the complaints,the plant did maintenance on a biofilter, Avant's Dahlen said. That helped but didn't solve the problem,neighbors say.Terwedo said the odor was so bad recently that she complained to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,which says it will look into it,but only has jurisdiction if a regulated pollutant was emitted. Avant officials contend that other sources of odor might be to blame."You do run into those sorts of challenges in an agricultural community with this much food processing," said Dillon."It is not easy to tell what you are smelling and where it's coming from." But neighbors said their noses are not being deceived about the source of the stink. Sheets said Hometown BioEnergy's odor is"ten times worse than a farmer putting manure on a field." Twitter:@ShafferStrib davidshaffer@startribune.com 612-673-7090 ShafferStrib 158 httpj/www.startribune.com/slow-stinky-start-to-le-sueur-minn-green-energy-project/333334521/ 3/3