US Nitrogen Begins Pumping From Nolichucky

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

US Nitrogen has reported to the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation that it has begun pumping water from the Nolichucky River, in apparent preparation to begin production at its new manufacturing facility.
In a monthly report filed with TDEC, US Nitrogen reported withdrawing large amounts of water from the river beginning on March 25. Additional withdrawals were reported for four consecutive days beginning March 28 and ending March 31, the last day covered in the report.
The report was submitted by Andrew Velo, who took over earlier this year as the manager of the facility which will produce ammonium nitrate for US Nitrogen's parent company, explosives producer Austin Powder.
According to the report, water was pumped from the river at rates ranging from 130 to 1,100 gallons per minute.
US Nitrogen officials, who have stated they plan to begin operations on a phased basis, could not be reached for immediate comment.
The company has been submitting monthly water withdrawal reports for several months as required under its TDEC permits. The prior filings, however, did not disclose any withdrawals.
According to the March report the water was withdrawn from the Nolichucky near the Conway Bridge.
The total amount of water withdrawn during the five days of operation totaled 1.23623 million gallons.
The water withdrawal report was submitted under one of several TDEC permits US Nitrogen has been granted by the state.
The water from the river will be used for cooling towers, according to company filings, and some, but not all of the water withdrawn will later be returned to the river.
The plan has drawn opposition from several local residents, including those who own property along the river.
The company disclosed last week that it had reached an agreement with Praxair, Inc to supply carbon dioxide at a facility that will be located on the US Nitrogen's 400 acre site. According to the annoucement Praxair will purify and liquefy carbon dioxide produced by US Nitrogen.
The carbon dioxide, according to the announcement, will be used in the production of soda.
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Praxair Coming to US Nitrogen Site

Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has signed a long-term agreement to purchase by-product carbon dioxide from US Nitrogen LLC, a subsidiary of Austin Powder Company, a leading provider of industrial blasting products and services.
Praxair will build, own and operate a carbon dioxide purification and liquefaction facility at US Nitrogen’s recently constructed ammonia plant in Tennessee, which is part of a larger vertical integration project. Praxair’s facility will purify by-product carbon dioxide and produce beverage-quality liquid carbon dioxide for distribution and use by customers throughout the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
Expected to start up in late 2017, the facility further expands Praxair’s carbon dioxide sources. The company expects to start-up a previously announced carbon dioxide purification plant in late 2016 at a refinery in Delaware. In the Eastern region of the United States, Praxair operates additional carbon dioxide purification and liquefaction facilities in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
“Through agreements such as this, we continue to position ourselves to serve growing customer requirements, particularly in the food and beverage segment,” said Todd Lawson, vice president, east region for Praxair’s U.S. industrial gases business. “We have a diverse portfolio of carbon dioxide sources in the Eastern region of the U.S. and this project, when completed, will create more density and efficiency in Praxair’s supply network.”
US Nitrogen Plant Manager Andy Velo said, “Praxair’s carbon dioxide liquefaction facility is a welcome addition to our site. Praxair’s presence will capitalize on the substantial investment in local infrastructure made by US Nitrogen over the last several years with the support of both Austin Powder and state and local economic development agencies.”

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Dead Pilot Fixated on Taylor Swift

By Walter F. Roche Jr.


The pilot who crashed his plane on a fog bound Nashville, Tenn. runway in 2013 was drunk and fixated on Taylor Swift, perhaps explaining his fatal and unauthorized flight from Canada to mid-Tennessee.
A report from the National Transportation Safety Board concludes that Michael Callan, 45, of Windsor Canada crashed his rented plane while attempting to land in dense fog.
"Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s mental state, his impairment due to alcohol, and his decision to operate the airplane from Canada to the United States without the owner’s permission and without proper clearances for the flight," the brief report concludes. 
The Oct. 29, 2013 crash occurred in the early morning, but the wreckage on a Nashville International Airport runway was not discovered till hours late.
Callan's body was found among the charred and scattered remnants of the Cessna 172R aircraft, the pilot had rented from a Windsor flying club.
"This pilot was not supposed to be in the United States flying to Tennessee," an NTSB record states.
The NTSB investigation noted that Callan had apparently circled the airport for some two hours before making his final fatal approach. He had taken off from Windsor some nine hours earlier on a flight that was supposed to end on Pelee Island on Lake Erie within the Canadian border.
Noting that Callan was not qualified to make an instrument landing, the report states, "the pilot was unaware of the IFR (instrument only) conditions in Nashville until he arrived in the area and that, because he was not instrument rated, he was unable to safely land the airplane with no visual contact with the runway."
Callan's mysterious trip drew widespread attention when officials disclosed that he had listed Taylor Swift as his emergency contact person.
Records gathered by NTSB investigators show that Callan had named Swift on his application to the Windsor Flying Club, the organization that rented him the plane. Swift has stated through her publicist that she did not know Callan.
"He (Callan) had developed a significant interest in a celebrity who lived in Nashville," the NTSB report noted, adding that he also had "a history of repeated convictions for criminal activity."
 "Although the medical records did not include a specific psychiatric diagnosis, the pilot’s prior criminal actions and impulsive behavior are consistent with antisocial personality disorder, which likely led to his impetuous decision to fly to Nashville," the NTSB states.
The report cites an August 2012 mental health evaluation of Callan in which "he reported that he had developed a significant interest in a celebrity and had written several letters to her. According to the mental health evaluator, the letters 'have the flavor of stalking.' The celebrity of interest resided in Nashville, Tennessee at the time of the accident."
"Toxicological testing of the pilot’s blood revealed significantly elevated levels of ethanol, indicating that the pilot ingested alcohol before the accident. The alcohol likely further impaired the pilot’s judgment and his ability to fly the airplane safely in IFR (instrument only) conditions," the report adds.
An autopsy conducted by Tennessee authorities following the crash found that Callan's blood alcohol level was .081 percent, over the .080 percent Tennessee legal limit to drive a car. Federal regulations set a  .04 percent limit for aircaft operators.
The NTSB examination of the wreckage "found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation."
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Dead Pilot Fixated on Taylor Swift

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

By Walter F. Roche Jr.


The pilot who crashed his plane on a fog bound Nashville, Tenn. runway in 2013 was drunk and fixated on Taylor Swift, perhaps explaining his fatal and unauthorized flight from Canada to mid-Tennessee.
A report from the National Transportation Safety Board concludes that Michael Callan, 45, of Windsor Canada crashed his rented plane while attempting to land in dense fog.
"Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s mental state, his impairment due to alcohol, and his decision to operate the airplane from Canada to the United States without the owner’s permission and without proper clearances for the flight," the brief report concludes. 
The Oct. 29, 2013 crash occurred in the early morning, but the wreckage on a Nashville International Airport runway was not discovered till hours late.
Callan's body was found among the charred and scattered remnants of the Cessna 172R aircraft, the pilot had rented from a Windsor flying club.
"This pilot was not supposed to be in the United States flying to Tennessee," an NTSB record states.
The NTSB investigation noted that Callan had apparently circled the airport for some two hours before making his final fatal approach. He had taken off from Windsor some nine hours earlier on a flight that was supposed to end on Pelee Island on Lake Erie within the Canadian border.
Noting that Callan was not qualified to make an instrument landing, the report states, "the pilot was unaware of the IFR (instrument only) conditions in Nashville until he arrived in the area and that, because he was not instrument rated, he was unable to safely land the airplane with no visual contact with the runway."
Callan's mysterious trip drew widespread attention when officials disclosed that he had listed Taylor Swift as his emergency contact person.
Records gathered by NTSB investigators show that Callan had named Swift on his application to the Windsor Flying Club, the organization that rented him the plane. Swift has stated through her publicist that she did not know Callan.
"He (Callan) had developed a significant interest in a celebrity who lived in Nashville," the NTSB report noted, adding that he also had "a history of repeated convictions for criminal activity."
 "Although the medical records did not include a specific psychiatric diagnosis, the pilot’s prior criminal actions and impulsive behavior are consistent with antisocial personality disorder, which likely led to his impetuous decision to fly to Nashville," the NTSB states.
The report cites an August 2012 mental health evaluation of Callan in which "he reported that he had developed a significant interest in a celebrity and had written several letters to her. According to the mental health evaluator, the letters 'have the flavor of stalking.' The celebrity of interest resided in Nashville, Tennessee at the time of the accident."
"Toxicological testing of the pilot’s blood revealed significantly elevated levels of ethanol, indicating that the pilot ingested alcohol before the accident. The alcohol likely further impaired the pilot’s judgment and his ability to fly the airplane safely in IFR (instrument only) conditions," the report adds.
An autopsy conducted by Tennessee authorities following the crash found that Callan's blood alcohol level was .081 percent, over the .080 percent Tennessee legal limit to drive a car. Federal regulations set a  .04 percent limit for aircaft operators.
The NTSB examination of the wreckage "found no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation."
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TDOT Makes Repairs Along Pipeline Route

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

Tennessee Department of Transportation maintenance crews have been doing repair work this week along the route of the US Nitrogen pipeline installation on Fish Hatchery Road in Greene County.
Mark Nagi, a TDOT spokesman said today that the maintenance crews completed "shoulder repair work at the waterline."
Photos of the state crews working at the scene were posted earlier this week on the Save The Nolichucky website.
Nagi said the repair work was undertaken when "it appeared that the shoulder stone that was placed after completion of the water line construction was eroded by water runoff due to multiple rain events."
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State Moves To Approve US Nitrogen Permit Amendment

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

Less than a month after it was submitted the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has signaled its approval for an amended storm water permit for US Nitrogen to cover runoff from a water treatment plant.
In a notice issued today, Vojin Janic, a TDEC official, said the plan submitted by US Nitrogen on March 14 would be covered under a general permit issued previously.
"We are hereby notifying you that your facility is covered under this general permit," the notice posted on the TDEC website states.
The notice also states that the storm water permit for the facility will be amended "no later than 60 days" to address additional requirements.
The TDEC action angered local opponents of the US Nitrogen project, who have been questioning both state and federal officials about the notice and the apparently new disclosure of a water treatment plant.
"For TDEC to override its own rules to accommodate US Nitrogen has made the permitting process in the state of Tennessee a really ugly act of lawlessness," said Park Overall, adding that "it shows the underbelly and how far it's willing to go to break the law."
 She said the developments also show "the lack of involvement by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which appears not to be willing to protect the people in these communities."
The Thursday notice was addressed to US Nitrogen official Hollie Binkley. Neither she nor US Nitrogen manager Andrew Velo responded to requests for information on the permit amendment or the water treatment facility itself.
US Nitrogen submitted notice of its intent to amend the permit on March 14. The notice was filed jointly by US Nitrogen and the Industrial Development Board of Greeneville and Greene County.
In the March 14 notice US Nitrogen said a non-potable water treatment plant had been constructed and is located in Midway  near the intersection of McDonald Road and West Seven Springs Lane.
According to the notice, US Nitrogen will operate the plant as agent for the Industrial Development Board of Greeneville and Greene County.
"As operator of the (water treatment plant) WTP, US Nitrogen has developed and implemented the storm water pollution prevention plan for the facility," the notice states.
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Tax Exempt Bonds Sought for Group Homes

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

The developer of group homes to accommodate current residents of the Greene Valley Development Center is seeking approval for $20 million in tax exempt bonds to refinance its existing homes and finance the new ones.
A hearing on the proposed bond issue to finance construction of new facilities in Greene County has been scheduled for 6 p.m. April 18 at the Greene County Courthouse. Additional hearings have been scheduled for Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis and Nolensville.
The funding will enable the construction of area group homes that will be operated by a firm under contract to the Open Arms Care Corp., a Georgia non-profit. Open Arms already operates 32 other group homes in Tennessee with a total of 256 beds.
Under the proposal the tax exempt bonds will be issued by the Health and Educational Facilities Board of Nashville and Davidson County.
Technically the funding will go to a longtime affiliate of Open Arms, WCO AL DP, LLC, which will build the facilities in Greene, Hamilton and Knox Counties and lease them to Open Arms.
According to the official notice of the hearing, new facilities in Greene County will be located at 1404 and 1406 East Church in Greeneville and Chuckey Pike in Chuckey.
According to the announcement the homes will be operated under a contract with Integra Resources, the same firm that runs other Open Arms homes.
The Open Arms homes along with several others are being built to provide new homes for current residents of Greene Valley, which is under a federal court order to shutdown.
In a related development, Sunrise Tennessee, another firm building group homes for Greene Valley residents, has issued a formal request for bids to build a four-bed home at 680 Quaker Knob Creek in Greeneville. Bids will be opened April 12.









EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES BOARD OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF WCO AL DP, LLC YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 18th day of April, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., in the Criminal Courtroom (Top Floor) of the Greene County Courthouse, 101 South Main Street, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743, the Board of Commissioners of Greene County, Tennessee, will hold a public hearing as required by Section?147 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to the proposed plan of financing involving the issuance by The Health and Educational Facilities Board of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee of its revenue bonds in one or more series from time to time in the aggregate principal amount of not exceeding $20,000,000 for the benefit of WCO AL DP, LLC ( "WCO "), a Tennessee nonprofit limited liability company whose sole member is Woodbine Community Organization (WCO), Inc., a Tennessee nonprofit corporation, the proceeds of such bonds to be loaned to WCO for the purpose of (i) refinancing a loan obtained by WCO and used by WCO to acquire 32 residential treatment facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, each containing eight beds, for a total of 256 beds, and four day program service facilities (collectively, the "Existing Facilities "), and (ii) financing the acquisition, construction, installation and equipping of nine residential treatment facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, each containing four beds, for a total of 36 beds (collectively, the "New Facilities "), the Existing Facilities being located in the counties of Davidson, Hamilton, Knox, Shelby and Williamson, and the New Facilities to be located in the counties of Greene, Hamilton and Knox. The street addresses where the New Facilities to be located in Greene County will be constructed are as follows (all being residential treatment facilities): 1404 East Church Street, Greeneville, TN 37745 1406 East Church Street, Greeneville, TN 37745 3997 Chuckey Pike, Chuckey, TN 37641 All of the Existing Facilities are owned by WCO, are leased to Open Arms Care Corporation ( "Open Arms "), a Georgia nonprofit corporation, and are managed by Integra Resources, LLC ( "Integra "), a Tennessee limited liability company. All of the New Facilities will be owned by WCO, will be leased to Open Arms, and will be managed by Integra. The bonds proposed to be issued will not constitute an indebtedness or obligation of the State of Tennessee or any county, municipal corporation or political subdivision thereof, including Greene County, Tennessee, but will be payable solely from revenues derived from WCO and pledged to the payment of such bonds. At such public hearing there will be an opportunity for persons to express their views concerning the issuance of the bonds described herein and the nature and location of the Greene County facilities to be financed with the proceeds of such bonds. Anyone may appear in person at such public hearing or submit written comments to be considered thereat. Additional information concerning the above may be obtained from, and written comments should be addressed to, Roger?A. Woolsey, County Attorney, 204 North Cutler Street, Greeneville, Tennessee 37745, telephone (423)798-1779. The Board of Commissioners of Greene County, Tennessee Lori Bryant, County Clerk 4/4/16

IDB, US Nitrogen File TDEC Plan for Treatment Plant

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

US Nitrogen and the Greene County industrial development board have filed notice of a plan open a water treatment plant and an accompanying storm water runoff control plan.
In a notice filed March 14  with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation US Nitrogen said the non-potable water treatment plant has been constructed and is located near the intersection of McDonald Road and West Seven Springs Lane.
According to the notice, US Nitrogen will operate the plant as agent for the Industrial Development Board of Greeneville and Greene County.
"As operatorof the WTP, US Nitrogen has developed and implemented the storm water pollution prevention plan for the facility," the notice states.
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From: Shaun Winter [mailto:swinter@Ensafe.com]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2016 6:54 PM
To: Water Permits
Cc: hollie.binkley@austinpowder.com; Shaun Winter
Subject: NOI - TMSP for IDB Non-Potable Water Treatment Plant
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Attached is the Notice of Intent for the non-potable water treatment plant (WTP) located in
western Greene County, Tennessee. US Nitrogen LLC, as agent for the Industrial Development
Board of the Town of Greeneville and Greene County, Tennessee (IDB), has constructed and will
operate a WTP near the intersection of McDonald Road and West Seven Springs Lane. As operator
of the WTP, US Nitrogen has developed and implemented the storm water pollution prevention plan
(SWPPP) for the facility.
If additional information is required, please let us know.
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EnSafe Inc. | 220 Athens Way, Suite 410, Nashville, TN 37228
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Greene County near the intersection of McDonald Road and West Seven Springs Lane. As
operator of the WTP, US Nitrogen has developed and implemented the storm water pollution
prevention plan (SWPPP) for the facility.
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