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THIS COMPANY'S ANNHYDROUS AMMONIA FACILITY ADHERES TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, IT IS OUR POLICY TO CONTACT THE PAOLA FIRE DEPT. OUR FACILITY IS AN AGRICULTURAL RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH SELLS FERTILIZER TO CROP PRODUCERS. WE POSSES TWO TANKS, ONE 18000 AND ONE 11,000 GALLON TANK WITH THE REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE A RELEASE OF 79,000 POUNDS OF NH3 AND WOULD HAVE A DISTANCE ENDPOINT OF 1.02 MILES. PUBLIC RECEPTORS IN THAT AREA WOULD BE SCHOOLS, RESIDENCES, PUBLIC PARK, AND COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES. ESTIMATED POPULATION OF THAT AREA WAS 2472 PEOPLE. THIS FACILITY HAS NEVER EXPERIENCED AN ACCIDENT IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE PAOLA FIRE DEPT.
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