USN Parent Planning Corrective Action

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

The parent company of a Greene County chemical firm has hired a contractor to take corrective action on a series of environmental violations at its 600 plus acre facility in Davidson County.
Ryan Evans, a biologist,in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville office, said a corrective action plan submitted by the Austin Powder Co.has been approved.
The corps and the state Department of Environment and Conservation had cited Austin for altering and blocking waterways and conducting unauthorized logging on its 600 acre property in Pegram.
Austin, based in Ohio, owns US Nitrogen which operates a manufacturing facility in Midway. The ammonium nitrate produced by US Nitrogen is used by Austin to manufacture explosives.
Evans said Austin has hired a contractor to execute the action plan.
The corrective action plan was submitted last year and approved Aug. 23, Evans said.
Both TDEC and the Army corp have cited Austin for unauthorized logging and land clearing. The firm was also cited for violations of the state Water Quality Act. along with violations of the state Water Quality Act.
Contact: wfrochejr999@gmail.com Laborer Austin Powder | Pegram, TN Posted 2 days ago RE: [Non-DoD Source] You replied on Thu 2/10/2022 6:24 PM You replied on Thu 2/10/2022 6:24 PM Peoples, William L (Bill) CIV USARMY CELRN (USA) Thu 2/10/2022 2:55 PM Wally, Here is our statement. On August 17, 2021 Austin Powder provided a Corrective Action Plan for the impacted site to the Corps. The Corps issued a Nationwide permit on August 23, 2021 authorizing implementation of the Corrective Action Plan. Based on correspondence on February 7, 2022, Austin Powder has secured a contractor who will be undertaking the corrective action measures. This can be attributed to Ryan Evans, biologist, Regulatory Division, Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He also told me that Austin Powers has until March 18 to complete all the elements of the corrective action plan.