US Nitrogen River Use Drops Again

By Walter F. Roche Jr.

For the second month in a row a Greene County chemical has reduced the amount of free river water it uses in the production of ammonium nitrate and related products.
In a report filed with the state today, US Nitrogen LLC reported it used 16.7 million gallons of water from the Nolichucky River during the month of December.That compares with 17.18 million gallons pumped from the river in November.
In the monthly report the chemical firm once again acknowledged that its monitoring system malfunctioned and the amounts reported for a 10 day period, Oct. 9 to Oct. 19, were estimated based on system capacity.
The report states that 700,000 or more gallons were pumped from the Nolichucky on seven days during the month, with the highest amount, 720,000 gallons, on Dec. 29.
The report shows 428,000 gallons were pumped back into the Nolichucky during the month. That compares with 5.2 million discharged in November.
On 15 days there was minimal discharge.
US Nitrogen won state approval to draw water from the Nolichucky from a pipeline stretching from the 22.8 mile marker on the Nolichucky to the US Nitrogen plant in Midway.
The monthly reports are required under the terms of the company's state permit.
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