By Walter F. Roche Jr.
A Greene County chemical firm dropped its usage of water from the Nolichucky River in January according to a report filed wit the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Department.
The company reported that it pumped 13.1 million gallons in January, down from the 16.7 million gallons pumped to its Midway manufacturing operations in December. The company uses the water in the production of ammonium nitrate and related products.
The wastewater pumped back into the river however jumped substantially jumpimg from 4.28 million gallons in December to nearly 8 million gallons in January.
The water is pumped to and from the river in twin pipelines running fron the 82.1 milemarker on the Nolichucky to the Midway plant.
The amount drawn fom the river only exceeded $1 million gallons on two days in the month including Jan. 7.
On only two days in January did the company discharge more than 500,000 gallonsback into the river.
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