UNITED COOPERATIVES, INC, - LACYGNE - Executive Summary

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This facility is an agricultural retail business, which sells anhydrous ammonia to crop producers and propane to local customers for home heating.  Our anhydrous ammonia plant consists of 2 tanks with a total of 23,000 gallon capacity.  Our propane plant has 2 tanks with total capacity of 22,000 galllons.  Worse case scenario of the NH3 facility would release 53000 pounds with a distance to endpoint of    miles with an estimated 1200 people affected.  The propane worst case scenario would release 81000 pounds with a distance of endpoint of .3 miles affecting    poeple.  This facility complies with all local and state codes and regulations.  Both systems are designed and maintained in accordance with the Kansas Department of Agriculture and State Fire Marshall.  This company has never experienced an accident involving propane or anhydrous in the past five years.  Our emergency reponse plan has been shared with the Linn County Emergency Preparedness and in the event of an emergency we ha 
ve requested that they be our first responder.  The Linn County Emergency Preparedness inspects our facilities on an annual basis.
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