Aredale Farm Center - Executive Summary |
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AREDALE FARM CENTER; Aredale, IA Terry Fuehler @ 515-89-3435 We have one (1) 30,000 gallon Anhydrous Ammonia storage tank used for agricultural purposes. The maximum quantity stored at 85% capacity would be 127,500 pounds. We have Safety and Emergency Action Programs in place. We provide our employees with appripriate training for handling Anydrous Ammonia and responding to accidental releases. We update our Programs periodically as needed. Maintenance is performed as needed and documented in our files. In order to evaluate potential accidental releases, we performed an off-site consequence analysis using guidance from the Fertilizer Institute. The Worst case Scenario would be the release of the entire contents of the storage tank. The material would go to a distance of 2.6 miles to its toxic endpoint of disperson of 200 parts per million. The Alternate Case Scenario would be a transfer hose failure with material being released for 2 minutes until the automatic shutoff valve functions . The distance to the endpoint of 200 ppm for this case would be 1.6 miles. |