Highwater Ethanol seeking permission to expand production to 70.2 MGY

In Minnesota, Highwater Ethanol is seeking environmental and pollution permission to expand production to 70.2 million gallons from the current 59.5 million gallons, requiring an extra 2 million bushels of corn annually sourced from within an 25-mile radius. Permission from the Environmental Protection Agency and the state’s pollution control agency are expected by summer or early fall. No additional capital investments will be required for the expansion other than improving the efficiency of existing processes to allow higher throughput.