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HARVESTLAND COOPERATIVE HWY.68 WEST WABASSO,MN 56293 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:JOEL KRETSCH,PLANT MANAGER RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. THE HARVESTLAND POLICY THE OWNERS,MANAGMENT AND EMPLOYEES OF HARVESTLAND ARE COMMITTED TO THE PREVENTION OF ANY ACCIDENTAL RELEASES OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. IF AN ACCIDENTAL RELEASE SHOULD OCCUR,HARVESTLAND IS PREPARED TO WORK WITH THE 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 HARVESTLAND IS THE STORAGE AND BLENDING OF FERTILIZERS FOR SALE TO FARMERS. - ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IS RECEIVED, STORED, AND DISTRIBUTED FOR DIRECT APPLICATION TO AREA FIELD FOR CROP PRODUCTION NUTRIENTS. - THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY STORED WOULD BE 227,000 POUNDS IN OUR 30,OOO GALLON STORAGE TANK AND ALL ROLLING STOCK. 3. THE WORST-CASE RELEASE SCENARIO AND ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO. A. THE WORST-C ASE RELEASE SCENARIO WOULD BE THE RELEASE OF THE TOTAL CONTENTS OF A STORAGE TANK RELEASED AS A GAS OVER 1O MINUTES. THE MAXIMUM QUANTITY RELEASED WOULD BE 130,000 POUNDS, WHICH REPRESENTS THE VOLUME OF THE STORAGE TANK AT 85 PERCENT CAPACITY AS LIMITED BY DESIGN STANDARDS. THE DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT IS 1.12 MILES. B. THE ALTERNATE RELEASE SCENARIO BASED ON A TWO MINUTE RELEASE FROM A BREAK IN A THREE INCH PIPE IS A DISTANCE TO THE ENDPOINT OF 0.78 MILES. 4. THE ACCIDENT RELEASE PREVENTION PROGRAM. HARVESTLAND HAS IMPLEMENTED THE PROVISIONS OF "SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 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 (OSHA) , 29 CFR 1910.111, "STORAGE AND HANDLING OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA. 5. THE FIVE-YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY. A. 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 HARVESTLAND;NOR - TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, HAVE RESULTED IN OFFSITE DEATHS, INJURIES, EVACUATIONS, SHELTERING IN PLACE, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE. 6. THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. - HARVESTLAND HAS: A. A WRITTEN EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OSHA STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.38 B. PROVIDED STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION AS REQUIRED UNDER SARA TITLE III (EPCRA) C. COORDINATED WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONDERS. 7. PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY. SAFETY IMPROVEMENT IS AN ON-GOING PROCESS AT HARVESTLAND. 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. JOEL KRETSCH PLANT MAN AGER |