Synergen denied request for extension of water permit

By Ron Burtz on Wednesday, November 20, 2024

One-year permit will be allowed to expire in January 

  • Tina Oswald (right) of Aurora testifies before the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District on Thursday in opposition to a request by Synergen Green Energy for a two-year extension of its large water user permit, which is set to expire in January.
    Tina Oswald (right) of Aurora testifies before the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District on Thursday in opposition to a request by Synergen Green Energy for a two-year extension of its large water user permit, which is set to expire in January.

    The large user water permit issued by the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District (NRD) for the Synergen Green Energy ammonia plant proposed for Hamilton County will be allowed to expire at the first of next year, despite the company’s attempt to secure a two-year extension of the permit. That decision followed a meeting of the NRD’s Water Committee on Thursday at the Upper Big Blue headqua…