Farmers Coop Assn. of Milroy - Executive Summary |
|
Farmers Coop Assn of Milroy 602 Euclid Ave, P.O. Box 100 Milroy, Mn. 56263 For further information contact; David Labat, General Manager. Risk Management Plan-Executive Summary The Facility Policy. The owners, management, and employees of the Farmers Coop of Milroy 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 department, the local First Responders and other authorities to mitigate any release and minimize the impact of the release to people and the environment. Facility Information. The primary activity at this facility is the storage and blending of fertilizers, storage of pesticides and custom application, all for sale to farm customers. Anhydrous ammonia is received by tanker truck, stored and distributed to, or picked up by farmers. The maximum quantity of anhydrous ammonia stored would be 375,000 pounds in storage and nurse tanks The worst-case release scenario and the alternate release scenario. The worst- case release scenario would be the release of the total of a 30,000 gallon storage tank of anhydrous ammonia in ten minutes time with the maximum quantity released being 132,000 pounds, which represents the volume of the storage tank at 85% capacity as limited by design standards. the distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) is 1.21 miles. The alternate release scenario is based on a most likely potential incident, which could be a release from a break in a 3-inch piipe lasting two minutes. The distance to the endpoint (point of dispersion to 200 PPM) is .78 miles. The accidental release prevention program. This facility has implemented the rules and provisions of Minnesota Code of Agency Rules; "Storage and Handling of Anhydrous Ammonia", 1513.0010-1513.1100. The five year accident history. There have been no accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia in the past fi ve years that have caused any deaths, injures, or significant property damage at the facility; and or to our knowlege have resulted in off site deaths, injuries, evacuations; property or environmental damage. The emergency response program. This facility has; a; a written emergency action plan in accordance with OSHA standard CFR 1910.38. b; coordinated with emergency responders. c; provided state and local authorities the emergency planning and Commmunity Right to Know information as required under SARA Title lll. Planned changes to improve safety. Safety improvement is an ongoing process. 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. |