This chart is from Fibrowatt's siting permit for Benson, MN. See below for exact reference.

Note: This is for a 50 MW facility. Hart County will be 80 MW. How much more water will be required?

Benson, MN estimated water usage

792 gallons per minute  = 1,140,480 gal. per day

Amount lost to evaporation

 764 gallons per minute = 1,100,160 gal. per day

According to Hart County's own "Principal Terms and Conditions" to Fibrowatt LLC, "The Hart County Water & Sewer Authority shall provide water subject to the Project pursuant to a water agreement. FibroGeorgia anticipates that nominal water requirements will not exceed 430,000 gallons per day during normal operations."

 This is the amount Hart County plans to provide.

ref: "Hart County Principal Terms and Conditions to Be incorporated Into An Economic Development Agreement" obtained 7/1/10 from Hart County records.

Terry Walmsley, Fibrowatt's VP, Environmental & Public Affairs, states that "In Minnesota, water usage amounts to about 100 - 125 gallons per minute (GPM) not 792 gpm". This would come to 180,000 gal per day max.

ref: Email received by Terry Walmsley to stopfibrowatt@yahoo.com dated 7/22,10

Why are there so many conflicting reports of water usage? Read Fibrowatt's response to water usage. Click pdf at top of page.