Farmers Union Coop ( Wamego Branch) - Executive Summary |
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The owners, management, and employees of the Wamego Branch of the Farmers Union Coop are committed to the prevention of any accidental release of Anhydrous Ammonia. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the Wamego, Fire Department and the Pottawatomie County LEPC or other authorities, to mitigate any release and minimize the impact to the release to people and the environment. The primary action at the Wamego Anyhdrous Ammonia facility is the storage and distribution of the product to our customers. Anhydrous Ammonia is received, stored and distributed for the direct application of the product as a plant nutrient. The maximum quantity of Anhydrous Ammonia stored would be 267,750 pounds in or two 30,ooo-gallon storage tanks, the mazimum quantity handled would be the unloading of a tank truck unloading 40,000 pounds. The worst-case release scenarion for Anhydrous Ammonia would be the release of 133,875 pounds of product over a ten minute period. Thi srepresents the total contents of our largest storage tank. The alternativce release scenario for Anhydrous Ammonia is the release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to the endpoint in both instances would be approximately 2.6 miles. The facility has implemented the provisions of Safety Reaquirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia According to U. S. Government and State requirements. There have been no accidental releases of Anhydrous Ammonia at the Wamego facility hat have caused any deaths, injuries, or property damage at the facility; nor to our knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. The facility has a written emergency action plan, in accordance with Federal and State laws. We have provided state and local authorities with the emergency planning and community right-to- know information as required under SARA Title lll (EPCRA). A written emergency response progra m, in accordance with OSHA standard, 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. Safety improvement is an on-going process at the Wamego Farmers Union Co-op facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assure the maintaince of safe conditions.There are no additional specific Anhydrous Ammonia Safety recommendations for implimentation at this time. |