US Nitrogen Reports River Use

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

US Nitrogen LLC drew a total of 20.8 million gallons of water from the Nolichucky River in February and on seven days of the month it drew more than one million gallons.
The report filed today with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation shows that the highest single day total came on Feb. 24 when more than !.314 million gallons were drawn from the river.
The company also reported that the totals for the water withdrawn were estimated for Feb. 1 due to an equipment malfunction.
The monthly report states that the chemical company also discharged 10.8615 million gallons back into the river in February.
The largest daily amount was 545,900 gallons of wastewater discharged on Feb. 16. Minimal amounts of water were discharged on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7.
The February totals are up slightly from the January report by the company when nearly 19 million gallons were drawn from the river. The discharges to the river in January totaled 10.8 million gallons.
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