US Nitrogen Reports Equipment Malfunction

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

A Greene County chemical firm has reported an equipment malfunction to state environmental regulators in a monthly report on the water it has pumped from the Nolichucky River.
US Nitrogen LLC reported that the malfunction forced them to estimate the amount of water withdrawn on four days in the month of December, Dec. 15, and Dec. 25- Dec. 27. On those three days the company reported it withdrew no water.
The company reported a similar malfunction in its report covering the month of October.
Overall the company reported withdrawing 9.9 million gallons from the river in December. That's about half the amount reported for the month of November.
The company uses the river water in the production of ammonium nitrate and related products.
According to the report the largest amount withdrawn in a day was just under one million gallons on Dec. 31.
A little under six million gallons of wastewater was pumped back into the river during the month.
A minimal amount was discharged into the river on 10 days including Dec. 5 and Dec. 6.
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