ATHOL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION - Executive Summary |
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ATHOL COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION IS AN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS THAT SPECIALIZES IN GRAIN STORAGE AND SUPPLYING AREA CROP PRODUCERS WITH ANHYDROUS AMMONIA FOR FERTILIZER USES. OUR PLANT CONSIST OF THREE TANKS. ONE 18,000 AND TWO 11,000 GALLON TANKS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 175,000 POUNDS. THIS FACILITY IS DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AS WELL AS OTHER LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE A RELEASE OF 79,000 POUNDS WITH A DISTANCE TO ENCPOINT OF 1.89 MILES AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT NEARLY 60 AREA RESIDENTS. THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA PLANT ARE TRAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THE PROPER SAFETY INFORMATION, THE HAZARDS, THE OPERATING PROCEDURES AND THE MAINTENANCE PRACTICES OF THE TYPICAL AMMONIA PLANT. OUR SAFETY RECORD IS OUTSTANDING AND ALLOWS US TO REPORT THAT NO INJURYS OR PROPERTY DAMAGE HAVE OCCURED AT THE STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE EME RGENCY ACTION AND RESPONSE PLANS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED WITH OUR LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL ASSIST US IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. |