SUNRISE FARMS INC. - Executive Summary |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IT IS OUR POLICY TO ADHERE TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS. IF AN EMERGENCY WERE TO OCCUR, IT IS OUR POLICY TO NOTIFY THE OSCEOLA COUNTY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND REQUEST THAT THEY RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY. THIS IS AN EGG PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING FACILITY. WE PROCESS EGGS AND THE AMMONIA IS USED FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM CONSISTING OF 6 TANKS, 3 HIGH TEMP COMPRESSORS, 3 COMPOUND LOW TEMP COMPRESSORS WITH ASSOCIATED PIPING VALVES AND COILS. OUR WORST CASE SCENARIO IS A LINE BREAK ON THE HIGH-PRESSURE LIQUID AMMONIA AND RELEASE 15,300# OF AMMONIA INTO THE AIR ACCORDING TO EPA'S LOOK-UP TABLES, THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT IS 2.2 MILES. THE TOTAL POPULATION IS ABOUT 142 PEOPLE. THIS FACILITY COMPLIES WITH EPA'S ACCIDENT PREVENTION RULE AND ALL APPLICABLE STATE AND LOCAL CODES AND REGULATIONS. WE HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT CAUSED DEATH, INJURIES, PROPERTY OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, EVACUATION OR SHELTERING IN PLACE. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY INVOLVING OUR AMMONIA SYSTEM, IT IS OUR POLICY TO NOTIFY THE OSCEOLA COUNTY EMERGENCY COORDINATOR AND REQUEST THAT THEY RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY. THERE ARE NO PLANNED CHANGES TO OUR SAFETY PROGRAM. |