River Valley Ag -- Bulk Storage - Executive Summary |
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Risk Management Plan - Executive Summary Facility: River Valley Ag -- Bulk Storage 100 W. McPherson Street Highway 148 & 246 Hopkins, MO 64461 Contact: Mark Hoover, Manager Phone: 660-778-3322 1. FACILITY POLICY. The owners, management and employees of River Valley Ag 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 Nodaway County LEPC, local fire department, or other authorities to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. 2. FACILITY INFORMATION. The primary activity at this location is the storage of fertilizers for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia is received, stored and distributed for direct application as a nutrient for crop production. The maximum quantity stored in this area would be 165,000 pounds. This figure includes our storage tank and nurse tanks. 3. WORST-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of the bulk storage tank. The maximum quantity released would be 78,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint is approximately 3.3 miles. 4. ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO. The alternative release scenario is a release from a two-inch hose followed by the release of ammonia for 2 minutes before an automatic excess flow shut-down valve/valves intervenes or remote manual shut-off is closed and stops the flow of ammonia. The maximum quantity released with this scenario would be 12,000 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 0.5 miles. (The most likely potential incident, would be a release from a break in a 1-inch transfer hose scenario followed by release of ammonia for 2 minutes before an automatic excess flow shut-down valve-valves i ntervenes or remote manual shut-off is closed and stops the flow of ammonia. The maximum quantity released with this scenario would be 2900 pounds. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .22 miles.) 5. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM. The facility has implemented the provisions of "Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61", published by the American National Standards Institure, Inc., and the Standards of the U. S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 29 CFR 1910.111, "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia". 6. FIVE YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY. 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. 7. EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN. Our facility has c oordinated with the local responders and we do not plan to have our employees respond to a major release. 8. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY. Safety improvement is an on-going process at our facility. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess our prevention and safety programs. There are no additional specific safety recommendations at this time. 9. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Hoover River Valley Ag 401 East Warren Street Hopkins, MO 64461 (660) 778-3322 |