LYON COUNTY FARM SERVICE - Executive Summary |
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LYON COUNTY FARM SERVICE 113 1/2 BURLINGAME ST. P.O. BOX 98 GHENT, MN 56239 For further information contact John Head, General Manager. Risk Management Plan- Executive Summary The facility policy. The owners, management, and employees of LYON COUNTY FARM SERVICE 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, the local emergency management center, and other local authorities to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of a release to people and the environment. Facility information. The primary activities at the facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers, storage of pesticides, and custom application, all for sale to farmer customers. Anhydrous ammonia is received by tanker truck, stored and distributed to the farmer in 1000 gallon nurse tanks. The maximum quantity of anhydrous ammonia stored would be 440,000 pounds in storage and nurse tanks. The worst-case release scenario and the alternate release scenario. The worst case scenario would be the release of the total contents of a 30,000 gallon storage tank of anhydrous ammonia in 10 minutes time with maximum quantity released would be 132,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) is 1.21 miles. The alternate release scenario is based on a most likely potential incident, which could be a release from a break in a 3 inch pipe lasting 2 minutes. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) is.78 miles. The accidental release prevention program. This facility has implemented the rules and provisions of Minnesota Code of Agency Rules; "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia", 1513.0010-1513.1100. The five year accident history. There have been no accidental releases of anh ydrous ammonia in the past five years that have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage at the facility; and or to our knowledge have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, property or environmental damage. The emergency response program. This facility has; a: a written emergency action plan in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.38. b: coordinated with emergency responders. c: Provided state and local authorities the emergency planning and community right to know information as required under SARATitle III. Planned changes to improve safety. Safety improvement is an ongoing process. Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenance of safe conditions. There are no additional specific anhydrous ammonia safety recommendations for implementation at this time. |