It is particularly bad on warm days - forcing him to close all his doors and windows.

Campers in the Big 4 Bungalow Tourist Park, just metres away, don't have the same luxury.

Mr Farrell said the stormwater drain - which flows straight into Burrill Lake near a popular swimming spot for campers - had become chocked up with leaves during the recent bushfires.

The water has since backed up behind the 'choke' and has turned stagnant.

Mr Farrell said he had attempted to remove the leaves without success and recent heavy rains had failed to budge it.

He contacted Shoalhaven City Council but they are yet to do anything about it.

Meanwhile the "putrid" stench is getting progressively worse with each passing day.

While the easement needs to be cleared as a matter of urgency Mr Farrell said a long-term solution would be to replace the open drain with pipes.

It would also solve another problem - mosquitos.

"You can't come out here for a chat at night because you get eaten alive by mosquitos," he told the Times last week.

He has already suffered from one bout of Barmah Forest Virus - which is spread by mosquitos - and doesn't want it again.

Mr Farrell - who has lived in his Lakeview Drive home for the past 50 years - said the open drain had been an on-going issue with two former mayors (Max Atkins and Greg Watson) both promising to have it fixed.

While the drain has been fenced off - at the tourist park's expense - little has changed over the past 20 years.

Mr Farrell has also called on council to test the water at the end of the easement given its proximity to a popular swimming spot for holidaymakers.

He said it was pointless collecting water samples from the Kings Point ski ramp and the Maria Avenue boat ramp because they weren't locations where lots of people went swimming.

As reported in last week's edition of the Times, council is now collecting water samples every week because of concerns over its quality.