Two US Nitrogen Permits Expiring

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

Two of the state permits for a Greene County chemical firm will expire next month but state environmental officials say expected renewal requests will not be the subject of public hearings.
The two permits, one covering US Nitrogen LLC's water treatment plant and the other applying to its manufacturing operations, expire April 14.
The permits,known as Tennessee Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permits (TMSP), are not subject to public hearing requirements, according to Kim Schofinski of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.
The TDEC spokeswoman said the overall state permit for the stormwater program is expiring on the same date, April 14, and TDEC will be issuing a notice for a hearing on the renewal of the general permit.
"Issuing coverage to individual facilities is not subject to public notice or public hearing requirements," she added.
According to guidelines from TDEC, stormwater permits are required for nearly all industrial operations.
While certain industrial operations can opt to seek an individual stormwater permit, most seek coverage under the general permit.
In compliance with its permits US Nitrogen has submitted periodic reports on the stormwater runoff collected and analyzed from its Midway operations.
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