US Nitrogen Takes 8.7 Million River Gallons

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

US Nitrogen LLC pumped some 8.7 million gallons of water from the Nolichucky River last month, according to a report the Greene County chemical firm filed with Tennessee environmental officials this week.
According to the report the company drew water from the river every day of the month and on five days it drew just under 1 million gallons.
The monthly reports are required under the terms of a permit from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The company draws water from the river through a 12 mile long pipeline that stretches from the Midway manufacturing plant to the river.
While water was withdrawn in all 31 days in July, the report shows there were 21 days in which the company did not pump water back into the river. The largest amount was just under 600,000 gallons on July 18.
The July figures show a sharp drop from the amounts reported for June. In that month the ammonium nitrate manufacturer drew 18 million gallons from the Nolichucky and discharged 7.67 million gallons back into the river.
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