Farmland Service Coop Eustis - Executive Summary

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FACILITY NAME                                                                               FACILITY ADDRESS 
 
Farmland Service Coop,                                               303 East Railroad Street,  Eustis, Nebraska 69028 
 
FACILITY MAILING ADDRESS: 
 
Farmland Service Coop, P. O. Box 67, Eustis, NE  69028 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
 
 
FACILITY POLICY: 
 
The management and employees operating each of our facilities are committed to the prevention of any accidental release of hazardous materila transported or stored on our locations.  In the event an accidental release should occur, we are prepared to work with our Eustis Fire Company, Emergency Response Personnel and other appropriate authorities deemed applicable depending on the specific incident to best mitigate any release and to minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment 
 
FACILITY INFORMATION: 
 
The primary activity of our company is NAICS code 422510 "establishments primarily engaged in opera 
ting country or terminal grain elevators however, we are also engaged in providing "agricultural inputs" that include the receiving, storage and reloading of Anhydrous Ammonia for delivery to farmers in our area.  The NAICS code we feel most applicable for receiving, storing and reloading is #493130 "farm product warehousing and storage".  Although Anhydrous Ammonia is the only product subject to the EPA 'Risk Management Plan at this time, we include crop protectants and petroleum in our planning, training and maintenance programs, however only the Anhydrous Ammonia facilities will be included in this report. 
 
Anhydrous Ammonia is received, stored, and distributed for direct application to farm fields during the early and fall months.  During the balance of the year little if any product transfer occurs.  At any given time for approximately the month of April, there may be as many as three railcars of anhydrous ammonia on the rail siding, totaling as much as 468,000 additional pounds o 
f Anhydrous Ammonia.  It should be noted that only one railcar will be connected to offloading equipment at a time. 
 
The facility is operated on an "as needed" basis with staff present only during the receiving and reloading of product for delivery. Total annual hours for these needs do not meet the 2,080 hour requirement to qualify as a "full time employee" on site, therefore item number 1.11 is zero.  Our facilities have adequate lighting and are inspected at various times of day and night throughout the year.  Time expended for these inspections is not included in our staffing calculation. 
 
The "worst-case release scenario" is considered to be the release of the total contents of our largest Anhydrous Ammonia tank.  The maximum quantity released based on 85% tank capacity as limited by design standards, the distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) miles based on EPA's RMP-COMP Program (Version 1.06), as well as possible public and environmental receptors within the  
areas having been provided to the County LEPC (Local Emergency Planning Committee) to assist them in their planning. 
 
ALTERNATIVE RELEASE SCENARIO: 
 
There has not been an actual release of Anydrous Ammonia during the last 5-years at the site.  We believe the most likely release  would be caused by a break in a transfer hose.  Transfer hoses are protected by manual and self closing excess flow valves so our alternative release scenario is based on the loss of contents from the largest hose used (off loading transportation equipment).  The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 0.06 miles (317 feet) rounded to 0.1 mile (528 feet) per instructions by EPA guidance. 
 
ACCIDENTAL RELEASE PROGRAM: 
 
Our Anhydrous Ammonia accidental release program is based on guidelines found in the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI) standard K-61.1 "Safety Requirements for the Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia; and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administra 
tionn (OSHA) standard 29CFR 1910.111 "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia".  We conduct annual emplyee training on the safe handling, transportaton and distribution of Anhydrous Ammonia and have installed safety equipment including but not limited to: excess flow valves,  barriers to avoid damage by trucks or other vehicles and lockouts to prevent tampering when the site is unattended.  We also maintain routine contact with our local fire department and emergency response personnel; and have provided and/or participated in safety training exercises on Anhydrous Ammonia.  We have developed an Emergency Action Plan for employees, customers and visitor protecton in event of fire, explosion, tornado andother acts of god that initiates evacuation, emergency medical care, contacts for assistanc, etc. for all areas of our company including the Anhydrous Ammonia facility included in this plan.  The primary emergency coordinator is listed in the Registraton Section of this document.  Any  
of the following additional individuals may be contacted in the event the primary emergency coordinator cannot be reached: 
 
 
NAME                                                         WORK PHONE                                       24-HR PHONE 
 
Don Gengenbach                                       308-486-3551                                       308-486-5571 
Kim Oelkers                                                308-486-3551                                       308-486-5631 
 
FIVE YEAR ACCIDENT HISTORY: 
 
There has not been a release of Anhydrous Ammonia within the past five years that has caused any death, injuries or significant property damage at the facility; nor to our knowledge have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage or enviornmental damage. 
 
EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM: 
 
This facility is included in the written Community Emergency Response Plan as prepared by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and the Nebraska 
Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) (former Nebraska State Civil Defense Agency).  We also include these materials in our own Emergency Action Plan in accordance with OSHA Standard 29CFR1910.38.  We have provided State and Local authorities all Community Right-toKnow information requested as well as that required under SARA Title III (EPCRA).  Our written employee safety programs include pre-emergency planning and employee training in accordance with OSHA standards and are offered for review at any time by our Local Emergency Planning Committee(LEPC) to ensure they conform to the community plan(s).  We actively encourage participation in our Anhydrous Ammonia training programs by the local fire department(s), local emergency response team, community planners, etc. that may be expected to respond to an incident at our site. 
 
PLANNED CHANGES TO IMPROVE SAFETY: 
 
Safety improvement is an on-going process at all of our facilities.  Periodic evaluations are performed to assess the maintenanc 
e of safe conditions.  There are no additional specific recommendations for implementation at this time. 
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 
 
For additional information, response to questions or comments, please contact: 
 
Arlan Ronnenkamp                                                         308-537-7145
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