GULF COAST COOPERATIVE - Executive Summary |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY GULF COAST COOPERATIVE KINGSVILLE, TX. For further information contact General Manager Risk Management Plan - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. The Facility Policy The owners, management, and employees of GULF COAST COOPERATIVE are committed to the prevention of any accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia. If an accidental release should occur, the facility is prepared to work with the local fire company, or other authorities, to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. 2. Facility Information 7 The primary activity at the facility is the storage of liquid fertilizers for sale to farmers. 7 Anhydrous ammonia is ship to this location by another company and converted to liquid fertilizer by a third company. 7 This facility does not have any permant anhydrous storage facilities. The anhydrous ammonia is held in a rail car on the rail siding to make liquid fertilizer, the rail car holds 170,000 pounds. 3. The worst-case release scenario and the alternative release scenario. a. The worst-case release scenario would be the release of the total contents of a storage tank released as a gas over 10 minutes. The maximum quantity released would be 170,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the largest rail car tank at 85 percent capacity as limited by design standards. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is 2.75 miles. b. The alternative release scenario based on the most likely potential incident is a release from a break in a liquid valve. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 ppm) is .83 miles. 4. The accidental release prevention program The accidental release prevention program for the facility is to contact local emergency personnel and the shipper of the product. Federal DOT regulations prevents the facility from making repairs to this rail car. 5. The Five-year Accident History a. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammon ia in the past five years that: 7 Have caused any deaths, injuries, or significant property damage at the facility; nor 7 To our knowledge, have resulted in offsite deaths, injuries, evacuations, sheltering in place, property damage, or environmental damage. 6. The Emergency Response Program The facility 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. A written emergency response program, in accordance with OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120, including pre-emergency planning and employee training. 7. Planned Changed to Improve Safety Safety improvement is an on-going process at the facility. 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. |