US Nitrogen Again Cited for Violations

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

For the second time US Nitrogen has been cited by Mosheim officials for violations of environmental regulations governing the wastewater discharged to a local treatment plant.
In a legal notice issued by Mosheim Mayor Thomas L. Gregg Jr., the chemical company was charged with being "in significant violation" of pre-treatment requirements for the local wastewater treatment plant.
According to the notice the violations occurred during the one year period ending Dec. 31, 2017.
The notice does not indicate whether any fine is being imposed.
Last year US Nitrogen was fined $14,700 after local officials determined the pre-treatment requirements were violated on 27 different occasions
In the new notice, Mosheim officials said that US Nitrogen was making improvements that would eventually eliminate the violations.
"None of the above violations created significant damage to Lick Creek Valley Wastewater Treatment plant or threat to the environment," the notice states.
US Nitrogen, the notice continues, "is making or has made changes in an effort to comply with the pre-treatment regulations."
US Nitrogen did not respond to requests for comment.
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