KESLEY AG CENTER INC - Executive Summary

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Facility:       Kesley Ag Center 
Contact:      Brett Langfritz  or Dennis Hartema 
Phone:        319-347-6681 
 
1.         Facility Policy. 
 
           The owners, management and employees of Kesley Ag Center are committed to the  
            prevention of any accidental releases of Anhydrous Ammonia. 
            If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local fire 
            department, or other authorities, to mitigate and minimize the impacts of the release to the  
            people and the enviroment. 
 
2.          Facility Information. 
 
            The primary activity at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers for sale to  
             farmers.  Anhydrous ammonia is recieved, stored and distributed for both direct 
             application and for blending into mixed-grade fertilizers for crop production nutrients 
 
             Annhydrous ammonia is stored at the facility in (1) 30,000 gallon and (1) 18,00 

             gallon storage tanks.  The maximum quantity stored of anhydrous ammonia is 
             213,589 pounds. 
 
3.           Worst-Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario. 
 
 
             a.        The worst case scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage 
                         tank released as gas over a period of 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released 
                         would be 133,493 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest storage tank  
                         at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards.  The distance to the end point 
                         (point of dispersion to 200 parts per million, or ppm) is 1.5 miles. 
 
 
             b.         The alternate release scenario, based on the five-year accident history (or the most 
                         likely potential incident), is a release from a break in a transfer hose.  The distance 
                         to the end point (poi 
nt of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 1.3 miles. 
 
 
4.           Accidental Release Prevention Program, 
 
             The facility has been reviewed for general compliance with the provisions of "Safety 
             Requirements for the Storage and handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1", published 
             by The American Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI), and the standards of the U.S. 
             Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and 
             handling of anhydrous ammonia".  The ANSI Standard has been adopted by reference by 
             Iowa Administrative Code Part 21-Chapter 43-Rule 43.6(200)-Standard for the storage 
             and handling of anhydrous ammonia.  The OSHA standard is referenced in the 
             Regestration Form Section 8.3 b. 
 
 
5.           Five-Year Accident History. 
 
             There have been no accidental releases  of anhydrous ammonia in the past five years 
             that have caused any death 
s, injuries or significant property damage at the facility, nor  
             to our knowlege, have resulted in off-site deaths,injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place,  
             property damagew, or enviromental damage. 
 
 
6.           Emergency Response. 
 
 
             The facility has; 
 
             a,         a written action plan, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38; 
 
             b,         provided state and local authorities with the emergency planning and community 
                         right-to-know information as required under SARA Title III (EPCRA), 
 
             c,         a written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA standard 
                         29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training 
 
 
7.          Planned Changes to Improve Safety. 
 
 
Safety improvements is an on-going process at the facility.  Periodic evaluations are 
            performed to asses the maintenance of safe conditions. 
 
            Ther are no additional specific safety recommendations regarding storage or use of 
             anhydrous ammonia for implemtation at this time..
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