By Walter F. Roche Jr.
US Nitrogen LLC has reported to Tennessee environmental officials that it has completed a test to determine if there are any leaks in the 12-mile pipeline that runs from its plant in Midway to the Nolichucky River.
According to the report filed with the state the hydrostatic test was conducted on Dec. 9. The company, which produces liquid ammonium nitrate, had sought and obtained a special permit to conduct the test. That permit has now been terminated, at the company's request, since the test was completed.
The permit application stated that as much as 22,000 gallons of hydrostatic water would be released in a one time event.
US Nitrogen told state officials the discharge would be made from a point in the pipeline along the right-of-way of McDonald Road 1,000 feet southeast of Lick Creek and about 1,800 feet from the Beulah Baptist Church.
Under the permit the company was required to notify the state within 30 days of the actual test date. The filing does not indicate whether any leaks were detected.
Data submitted by US Nitrogen indicates the effluent released had a 7.9 pH score, which means it was slightly basic. A pH below 7 indicates acidity with 1 being the maximum level of acidity.
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