Golden Furrow Fertilizer Inc.- Davis Co - Executive Summary |
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Golden Furrow Fertilizer, Davis Co. Bloomfield, Ia Thomas Fullenkamp; 641-652-3535 1. Facility Policy. The owner, management, and employees of Golden Furrow Fertilizer are committed to the prevention of any accidental release of anhydrous ammonia. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local fire department to mitigate and minimize the impacts of the release. 2. Facility Information. The primary activity at the facility is the storage fertilizers for sale to farmers. Anhydrous ammonia ia received, stored and distributed for direct application as a nutrient for crop production. The maximun quantity stored would be 276,000 in storage tanks and nurse tanks. 3. Worse-Case Scenario and Alternate Release Scenario. The worse-case scenario would be the release of total contents of a storage tank released as gas over a period of 10 min. The maximum quantity released would be 51,000 lbs. The distance to the end 1.8 mile The alternate release scenario a 1-inch hose is used as an altternate release followed by release of ammonia for 2 min. The maximum quantity released would be 2,700 lbs. The distance to the endpoint is .30 miles. 4. Accidental Release Prevention Program. The facility is in compliance with the provisions of "Safety Requirements for Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia, K-61.1" published by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. and the standards of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR 1910.11, "Storage and Handling of anhydrous ammonia." 5. Five-Year Accident History. There have been no accidental releas |