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THE MINNEOLA COOP, INC.-WEST PLANT IS AN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS. WE SERVICE AREA CROP PRODUCERS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FERTILIZER. OUR PLANT CONSISTS OF 52,530 POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA (ONE 12,000 GALLON TANK.) THE FACILITY IS DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE ANHYDROUS PLANT ARE TRAINED IN SAFETY MEASURES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, ALSO THE EMPLOYEES INSPECT THE PLANT EACH YEAR BEFORE THE FERTILIZER SEASON STARTS. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD RELEASE 52,530 LBS. AND WOULD HAVE A DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT OF 1.5 MILES, WHICH WOULDN'T AFFECT ANYBODY. THIS COMPANY HAS NOT EXPERIENCED AN INJURY ACCIDENT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN WAS GIVEN TO THE MINNEOLA FIRE DEPT. AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO RESPOND IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
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