Hugoton Plant - Executive Summary |
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The owners, managers, employees of Cropland Co-op, INC are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia. If anccidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local Fire Company, or other authorities, to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. The primary activity at the facility is the storage and transfer of fertilizers. The maximum quanity stored would be 105,060 lbs. in two 12,000 gallon storage tanks. The worst case scenario would be the release of the total contents of a stoarge tank released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum quanity stored would be 53,000 lbs. which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85 percent of its capacity as limited by the design standards. The distance to endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) is 1.63 miles. The alternate release scenario based on the five year accident history or most likely a potential incident, is a release from a break in a transfer hose. The distance to endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) is .83 miles. The facility has implemented the provisions of ANSI K-61 and OSHA 29CFR 1910.111. We have also complied with the EPA, DOT and the Kansas Department of Agriculture who inspects the plant on an annual basis. These standards and regulations along with the safety culture and training our employees have been through have helped us achieve an outstanding safety record. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia in the past five years that: have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage at the facility: nor to our knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. The facility has a written emergency action plan, in accordance with OSHA and we report our regulated materials to the Community Right to Know program, the local fire deparment and the County LEPC. Our safety efforts g o beyond what the rules require: we do what is good for business. Our goal is to effectively serve the community we operate in and deliver quality service to our farmer owners. |