WALDECK FERTILIZER COMPANY - Executive Summary |
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WALDECK FERTILIZER COMPANY IS AN AGRICULTURAL RETAIL FERTILIZER BUSINESS THAT PRIMARILY SELLS ANHYDROUS AMMONIA TO AREA CROP PRODUCERS FOR CROP ENHANCEMENT. OUR ANHYDROUS AMMONIA FACILITY CONSIST OF ONE 18,000 AND ONE 12,000 GALLON TANKS WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 131,000 POUNDS. THE PLANT IS DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WTIH ALL LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS. THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTS OUR FACILITY EACH YEAR AND WE COMPLY WITH ALL THEIR REQUEST FOR IMPROVEMENT. THE WORST CASE SCENARIO WOULD HAVE A RELEASE OF OUR 18,000 GALLON TANK AND A TOTAL OF 79,000 POUNDS. THE DISTANCE TO ENDPOINT IN THIS URBAN AREA WOULD BE .83 MILES AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT APPROXIMATELY 2000 AREA RESIDENTS. THIS DISTANCE WOULD INCLUDE SOME INDUSTRIES AND A PUBLIC PARK WITHIN THE ENDPOINT. THE EMPLOYEES WHO WORK IN THE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA PLANT ARE TRAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THE SAFETY INFORMATION, HAZARDS, OPERATING PROCEDURES AND MAINENANCE PRACTICES. EMPLOYEES ALWAYS WEAR THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND ALWAYS HAVE CLEAN SAFETY WATER ON HAND DURING AMMONIA OPERATIONS. OUR SAFETY RECORD ALLOWS US TO REPORT THAT NO INJURY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURED AT THIS STORAGE FACILITY WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. OUR COMPANIES EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE LOCAL LEPC AND THE ARK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY'VE AGREED TO ASSIST US IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. |