The case, which argues that the authorities' inaction in Europe's largest pork producing country breached national and European law, was filed with the High Court of Justice of the northwestern region - home to about a third of Spain's pig farms.
There are about nine plaintiffs involved, including residents and associations.
The stench, which prevents residents from opening the windows at home, is only part of the problem, they say.
About 20,000 people live in the affected area.
“We are so concerned about the pollution that even the idea of walking near the reservoir has become unfeasible,“ Pablo Alvarez Veloso, president of the local neighbourhood association, was quoted as saying in the statement.
The claimants, including Spain's consumer organisation CECU, decided to bring the case to court after officials continued to rubber-stamp new farms despite residents' repeated attempts to get them to address the agricultural pollution.
“Both the Spanish constitution and European law could not be clearer: public authorities have a legal obligation to protect people from harm – and even from exposure to harmful pollution,“ ClientEarth lawyer Nieves Noval said.
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