By Walter F. Roche Jr.
US Nitrogen LLC has reported to Tennessee regulators that an equipment malfunction forced them to estimate the amount of water drawn from the Nolichucky on several days in October.
According to the monthly report filed with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation the water pumped was estimated on nine days during the month. The estimate, the company reported, was based on the pump's design capacity.
In the report the ammonium nitrate manufacturer reported it pumped a total of 12 million gallons from the river for use in its manufacturing process. On four separate days, including Oct. 16, the company pumped a little over one million gallons from the waterway.
On six days, including Oct. 20, no water was pumped from the Nolichucky.
According to the report 8.1 million gallons was discharged back in to the river through a pipeline.
The company has disclosed that it will be conducting leak testing on the 12 miles of pipeline from milemarker 20.8 on the Nolichucky to the company plant in Midway.
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