MID-WEST FERTILIZER, INC. DBA W-G FERTILIZER - Executive Summary |
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THIS FACILITY COMPLIES WITH ALL STATE , FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAWS FOR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA AND PROPANE. THIS COMPANY IS AN AGRICULTURAL RELATED RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH SELLS PROPANE (USED FOR HEATING HOMES) AND FERTILIZER TO CROP PRODUCERS. WE HAVE TWO 11,000 GALLON PROPANE TANKS AND TWO 12,000 GALLON NH3 TANKS. WORST CASE SCENARIO'S FOR THESE TWO PROCESSESS ARE AS FOLLOWS: NH3 WOULD RELEASE 53,000 POUNDS OF GAS AND WOULD EFFECT NEARLY 600 PEOPLE WITH A DISTANCE ENDPOINT OF .74 MILES. PROPANE WOULD RELEASE 41,000 POUNDS WITH AN EXPLOSION EFFECTING NEARLY 300 PEOPLE AND WOULD HAVE A DISTANCE ENDPOINT OF .4 MILES. MID-WEST FERTILIZER COMPLIES WITH EPA'S ACCIDENT PREVENTION RULES AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. AT NO TIME IN THE LAST 5 YEARS HAS THIS FACILITY EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT WHICH CAUSED INJURY TO ANY PERSON. THE COMPANY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN HAS BEEN SHARED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE THAYER FIRE DEPT. AND IT'S OUR POLICY TO NOTIFY THEM IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGEN CY. |