TWIN COUNTY SERVICE CO. MURPHYSBORO - NH3 SITE - Executive Summary |
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RMP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MURPHYSBORO, IL NH3-SITE 1. FACILITY ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE AND EMERENCY RESPONSE POLICY. THE MANAGEMENT AND EMPOLYEES 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 DEPARTMENT, OR OTHER AUTHORITIES, TO MITIGATE ANY RELEASE AND MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE RELEASE TO PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 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 NUTRIENT. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT CAN BE STORED WOULD BE 110,0 00 POUNDS. 3. THE WORST-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO AND THE ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO. THE WORST 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 52,000 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 2.30 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 IM PLEMENTED 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 AN ACCIDENTIAL RELEASE OF 1-2 POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ON APRIL 29, 1998. ONE CUSTOMER WAS INJURED AND HOSPITALIZED. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES OR DAMAGE. A TRANSFER VALVE ACCIDENTIALLY OPENED, WHEN BEING HANDED TO AN EMPLOYEE. THERE WAS A BRIEF BLAST OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA THAT HIT THE CUSTOMER IN THE CHEST. HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. 6. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. THE FACILITY HAS ... A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD 29 CFR 1910.38; PROVIDED STATE AND LO CAL 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 EMPOLYEE 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. THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AT THIS TIME. |