US Nitrogen Used 23 Million River Gallons

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

US Nitrogen, the Greene County Tennessee chemical company, used a little over 23 million gallons of water from the Nolichucky River during the month of July, according to a report filed with state officials.
The monthly report filed with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation showed that the company withdrew more than 1 million gallons from the river on 11 separate days including July 27 and July 28.
That compares to a little under 20 million withdrawn by the ammonium nitrate manufacturer in June. On seven days in June US Nitrogen pumped more than a million gallons of water.
The Midway firm also reported it discharged 10.75 million gallons of waste water back into the Nolichucky during July. Both the withdrawal and discharges took place at a company pumping station at mile marker 20.8 of the Nolichucky.
On six days during July no water was discharged to the river. The highest amount of discharge, nearly 600,000 gallons, occurred on July 31. That compares to June when more than 500,000 gallons were discharged to the river on 17 days
The company recently had its unique permit for river water use renewed.
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