NRD board approves Synergen’s large water use permit

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December vote prompts continued discussion

  • Members of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District conduct a meeting Thursday at the NRD offices in York. Pictured second from left is board member Bill Kuehner of Aurora.
    Members of the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District conduct a meeting Thursday at the NRD offices in York. Pictured second from left is board member Bill Kuehner of Aurora.
The Upper Big Blue Natural Resource District Board stood by its decision Thursday to approve a permit application from Synergen Green Energy Inc. to build a proposed ammonia production plant on a site south of Highway 34 near the Mars Petcare plant in Hamilton County.The board voted 16-1 to approve the application for a 2,300-gallon-per-minute water well at its Dec. 21 meeting, having heard a…

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