ULYSSES COOP OIL AND SUPPLY CO. - Executive Summary

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ULYSSES COOP OIL AND SUPPLY COMPANY IS AN AGRICULTURAL RETAIL BUSINESS WHICH SELLS FERTILIZER TO AREA CROP PRODUCERS.   OUR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA PLANT CONSIST OF 1- 18,000 GALLON TANK AND ALL OF ITS EQUIPMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS.  THE EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED ON A ANNUAL BASIS ON SAFETY PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES.  THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE A TOXIC GAS RELEASE OF 79,000 POUNDS WITH A DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT OF 1.89 MILES AFFECTING NEARLY 4000 PEOPLE.   THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN IS COORDINATED WITH THE ULYSSES FIRE DEPARTMENT EACH YEAR AND THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS AGREED TO BE OUR FIRST RESPONDER AND OUR EMERGENCY PLAN IS ALSO SHARED WITH THE COUNTY LEPC.
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