By Walter F. Roche Jr.
A Greene County chemical firms used temporary generators at its Midway plant for a total of 320.5 hours, ending on Sept. 30 when the regular in-house generator was finally repaired.
That's what US Nitrogen LLC said in a report just filed with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the agency which authorized the use of the two temporary generators.
In a letter to James Johnston at TDEC USN's Dylan Charles reported a 250 horsepower generator was in use for a total of eight days and 170 hours, while a 300 horsepower generator ran for nine days for a total of 150.5 hours.
The ammonium nitrate manufacturer sought approval for use of the temporary generators when a leak developed in the in-house unit.
The company said the temporary boilers would produce negligble emissions and should be exempt from a permit requirement.
TDEC agreed and gave the company the go-ahead with the condition that the temporary boiler equipment could only be used for 14 days.
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