Odor Control

Flowering cannabis produces odor. If our operation produces odor that can be determined to be above acceptable levels and we don't correct the problem, we are subject to losing our operating permit.

Acceptable odor levels are determined using a device called a field olfactometer. Measurements are made and recorded at the complainant's habitable space by Mono County Code Enforcement. Various methods exist for mitigating cannabis odor. For instance, odor strength and characteristics vary by strain, sometimes allowing mitigation by simply changing cultivars.

Our strongest mitigating factor is our location, chosen to take advantage of predominant north/south wind patterns based on 20 years of data. The predominant winds do not blow in the direction of our nearest receptor which is already 17 hundred feet away. Still, we've proposed further mitigation to the County of reducing by 50% our outdoor crop should odor become a documented nuisance. This step would reduce not only the size of the crop, but also increase the distance to the nearest receptor.

Our total indoor space is less than a quarter of an acre and at full buildout will be divided over 9 grow rooms, intentionally scheduled to not flower at the same time. We recycle the bulk of our indoor air, leaving reduced airflow to vent from the buildings. Our venting system gives us control over air dispersion and airflow exit points from the building. This system, combined with our location, makes it highly unlikely we will ever have a documented odor nuisance. However, in the unlikely possibility that a nuisance caused by our indoor cultivation be documented by the County, potential mitigation includes mist-based commercial odor control systems.