US Nitrogen Drew 15.2 Million Free Nolichucky Gallons

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

US Nitrogen drew some 15.2 million gallons of free water from the Nolichucky River in September,drawing at least some water from the waterway every day of the month.
Data on the water drawn and discharged to the river was included in a report the company filed with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The permit for use of the river water was recently renewed by TDEC.
The report shows the Midway chemical firm also discharged nearly 6.8 million gallons of waste water back into the river. Both the discharge and uptake pumps are located at mile 20 of the Nolichucky.
The company drew only a minimal amount from the river on five days during September, including Sept. 29 and Sept. 30. It drew over a million gallons on Sept. 16 and just under one million gallons on Sept. 1 and 2.
The discharge report shows that on five days,including Sept. 6 and 7, the company discharged no waste water in the Nolichucky. On six days during September the company discharged more than 500,000 gallons into the river. The highest single discharge day was Sept. 11, when it nearly hit 600,000 gallons.
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