TWIN COUNTY SERVICE CO. MULKEYTOWN NH3-SITE - Executive Summary |
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RMP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MULKEYTOWN NH3 - SITE 1. FACILITY ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICY. THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF TWIN COUNTY SERVICE COMPANY ARE COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANY ACCIDENTIAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. IF AN ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE SHOULD OCCUR, THE FACILITY IS PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT., OR OTHER AUTHORITIES, TO MITIGATE ANY RELEASE AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE RELEASE TO PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMWENT. 2. THE STATIONARY SOURCE AND THE REGULATED SUBSTANCES HANDLED. THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY AT THE FACILITY IS THE STORAGE AND BLENDING OF FERTILIZERS FOR SALE TO FARMERS. ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS RECEIVED, STORED, AND DISTRIBUTED FOR DIRECT APPLICATION AS A CROP PRODUCTION NUTRIENT. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT CAN BE STORED WOULD BE 210,00 0 POUNDS. 3. THE WORST-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO AND THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO. THE WORSE-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO WOULD BE THE RELEASE OF THE TOTAL CONTENTS OF A STORAGE TANK RELEASED AS A GAS OVER 10 MINUTES. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY RELEASED WOULD BE 120,000 POUNDS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE VOLUME OF THE LARGEST STORAGE TANK AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT OF .14 MG/L FOR THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS 2.3 MILES. THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO BASED ON THE MOST LIKELY POTENTIAL INCIDENT IS A RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A TRANSFER HOSE. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT OF .14/MG/L FOR THE ALTERNATIVE SCENARIO IS .19 MILES. THIS RELEASE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTENDING BEYOUND THE FACILITY BOUNDARY. 4. THE ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM. THIS FACILITY COMPLIES WITH EPA'S ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE PREVENTION RULE AND WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE CODES AND REGULATIONS. THIS FACILITY HAS IMP LEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF "SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA, K-61.1", PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, INC. AS ADOPTED BY STATE REGULATION AND THE STANDARDS OF THE U.S. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA". 5. FIVE YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY. WE HAD ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE OF AMMONIA VAPORS ON MAY 8, 1999. NO INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURED. NO EVACUATIONS WERE NEEDED. EMERGENCY SERVICES WERE CALLED OUT VAPORS WERE EVAPORATING OFF OF THE SEMI-TRANSPORT BLEED OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS QUICKLY RESOLVED WITH A PLUG. 6. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. THE FACILITY HAS ... A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 29 1910.38; PROVIDED STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT- TO-KNOW INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER SARA TITLE III (EPCRA); A WRITTEN EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.120, INCLUDING PRE-EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING. 7. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY. SAFETY IMPROVEMENT IS AN ON-GOING PROCESS AT THE FACILITY. PERIODIC EVALUATIONS ARE PERFORMED TO ASSESS THE MAINTENANCE OF SAFE CONDITIONS. THER ARE NO SPECIFIC SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AT THIS TIME. |