Heartland Co-op Poverty Hollow - Source

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***** Risk Management Plan *****  
 
***** Section 1. Registration Information *****  
* Source Identification  
Facility Name:             Heartland Co-op Poverty Hollow  
Parent Company #1 Name:    Heartland Co-op  
Parent Company #2 Name:    2829 Westown Parkway, W. Des Moines, IA 50266  
 
* Submission and Acceptance  
Submission Type:           First-time submission  
Description:                
Receipt Date:              24-JUN-1999  
Postmark Date:             21-JUN-1999  
Next Due Date:             21-JUN-2004  
Completeness Check Date:   15-JUL-1999  
Complete RMP:              YES  
De-Registered Date:          
De-Registered Effective  
Date:                        
Certification Received:    YES  
 
* Facility Identification  
EPA Facility Identifier:   1000 0013 4525  
Other EPA Systems  
Facility ID:                
 
* Dun and Bradstreet Numbers (DUNS)  
Facility DUNS:              
Parent Company #1 DUNS:    007987536  
Parent Company #2 DUNS:      
 
* Facility Location Address  
Street 1:                  850 Hayes Street  
Street 2:                    
City:                      Ackley  
State:                     IOWA  
ZIP:                       50601  
ZIP4:                        
County:                    WARREN  
 
Facility Latitude and Longitude  
Lat. (dd mm ss.s):         41 23 32.1  
Long. (ddd mm ss.s):       093 26 45.2  
Latitude (decimal):        41.39225  
Longitude (decimal):       93.445889  
Lat/Long Method:           GPS Code Measurements (Psuedo Range) Differential (DGPS)  
Lat/Long Description:      Storage Tank  
 
* EPA Default Map Value Latitude/Longitude  
EPA Default Map Value  
Latitude (decimal):        42.5623  
EPA Default Map Value  
Longitude (decimal):       -93.0654  
EPA Default Map Value  
Lat/Long Method:           CENSUS-OTHER  
EPA Default Map Value  
Lat/Long Description:      PLANT ENTRANCE (GENERAL)  
 
* Owner or Operator  
Operator Name:             Heartland Co-op  
Operator Phone:            (515) 225-1334  
 
Mailing Address  
Operator Street 1:         2829 Westown Parkway  
Operator Street 2:         Suite 350  
Operator City:             West Des Moines  
Operator State:            IOWA  
Operator ZIP:              50266  
Operator ZIP4:              
Operator Foreign State  
or Province:                
Operator Foreign ZIP:        
Operator Foreign Country:    
 
* Name and title of person or position responsible for part 68 (RMP) implementation  
RMP name of person:        Julie Bell  
RMP Title of person or  
position:                  Regulatory Compliance Manager  
 
* Emergency Contact  
Emergency contact name:    Dave Bowlin  
Emergency contact title:   Indianola Manager  
Emergency contact phone:   (515) 961-2505  
Emergency contact  
24-hour phone:             (515) 961-3473  
Emergency contact ext.  
or PIN:                      
 
* Other Points of Contact  
Facility or Parent  
Company E-mail Address:      
Facility Public Contact  
Phone:                     none  
Facility or Parent  
Company WWW Homepage  
Address:                    
 
* Local Emergency Planning Committee  
LEPC:                      Warren County LEPC  
 
* Full Time Equivalent Employees  
Number of full time  
employees (FTE) on site:   1  
FTE Claimed as CBI:          
 
* Covered by  
OSHA PSM :                    
EPCRA 302 :                YES  
CAA Title V:                  
Air Operating Permit ID:    
 
* OSHA Ranking  
OSHA Star or Merit  
Ranking:                      
 
* Last Safety Inspection  
Last Safety Inspection  
(by an External Agency)  
Date:                      01-MAY-1999  
Last Safety Inspection  
Peformed by an External  
Agency:                    Insurance Company  
 
* Predictive Filing  
Did this RMP involve  
predictive filing?:          
 
* Confidential Business Information (CBI)  
CBI Claimed:                  
Substantiation Provided:      
Unsanitized RMP Provided:    
 
* Reportable Accidents  
Reportable Accidents:      No accidents meeting RMP reporting requirements were claimed.  
 
***** Executive Summary *****  
I.    Our Facility and the Regulated Substance we Handle  
   This Risk Management Plan has been developed for Heartland Co-op.  Our main  
office is located in West Des Moines, Iowa but we have anhydrous ammonia storage  
facilities in 24 locations in central Iowa.  Our policies for each facility and the extent to  
which we our concerned with public and employee safety is consistent throughout our  
company.  
 
II.    Accidental Release Prevention and Emergency Response Policies at our Facility  
   Because of the nature of anhydrous ammonia, Heartland Co-op has had  
accidental release prevention programs and emergency response policies, as well as  
employee safety programs in place as long as we have stored and worked with this  
product.  At least annually, our employees attend a safety training session which includes  
a review of the safe handling of anhydrous ammonia and a written test to confirm their  
knowledge.  This session is held every spring and often repeated in the fall.  In addition,  
our equipment  
, storage and application equipment, undergoes an annual inspection, as  
well as a safety check every time it is used.  
   We have emergency shut off valves and relief valves   on storage tanks.  We  
supply information to the Local Emergency Planning Commission and to local fire  
departments every year.  We invite local fire departments and emergency response teams  
to our facilities so that they are familiar with our plant layout and emergency shut off  
systems.    
 
III.    Worst Case Scenario VS Alternate Release Scenario  
   The worst case scenario that we were required to develop for this Risk  
Management Plan involved a total release of product from the largest storage tank at this  
facility.  We would like to point out the unlikely nature of this ever happening.  The tanks  
are welded and tested by professionals on a regular basis.  Across the country, the more  
common release is the one we used as an alternate release scenario, which is the failure  
of a transfer hose.  Even transfer hoses are chec  
ked and replaced annually, if necessary.  
If a transfer hose were to develop a leak, the leak could only take place with an employee  
present (all valves to the transfer hose are closed, unless product is being transferred by  
an employee).  It would be immediately obvious, and the employee would close the valve  
to the supply hose.  The leak would most likely be a small one, not the diameter of the  
transfer hose.  Therefore, even the numbers shown in the alternate release scenario are  
exaggerated.    
 
IV.    Five Year Accident History  
   We have had no tank ruptures in the past five years.  We have also not had any  
transfer hose failure.  
 
V.    Emergency Response Program  
   As noted above, we annually supply information with regard to our facility and  
our operations to the Local Emergency Response Commission and to the local fire  
department.  We encourage both to visit our facilities to fully understand our operations.  
Our employees are trained in the safe handling of anhydrous ammonia.  
 
VI.    Plann  
ed Changes to Improve Safety  
   We will document the safety inspections of the storage tanks, transfer hoses, and  
application equipment.  We will be more active in communications with the Local  
Emergency Planning Commissions and the local fire departments of emergency response  
teams and assuring their knowledge or familiarity with our facilities and the public that  
could be affected by our operations.  We will consider implementation a policy of  
reducing off-season inventory in several of our storage tanks.  
 
 
* Process Chemicals  
Process ID:                16980  
Description:               Anhydrous Ammonia  
Process Chemical ID:       21217  
Program Level:             Program Level 2 process  
Chemical Name:             Ammonia (anhydrous)  
CAS Number:                7664-41-7  
Quantity (lbs):            30000  
CBI claimed:                  
Flammable/Toxic:           TOXIC  
 
* Process NAICS              
Process ID:                16980  
Process NAICS ID:          17405  
Program Level:             Program Level 2 process  
NAICS Code:                42291  
NAICS Description:         Farm Supplies Wholesalers  
 
***** Section 2. Toxic: Worst Case *****  
Toxic Worst ID:            11645  
Percent Weight:              
Physical State:            Gas liquified by pressure  
Model Used:                EPA's RMP*Comp(TM)  
Release Duration (min):    10  
Wind Speed (m/sec):        1.5  
Atmosphere Stability  
Class:                     D  
Topography:                Rural  
 
Passive Mitigation considered  
Dike:                        
Enclosures:                  
Berms:                        
Drains:                      
Sumps:                        
Other Type:                  
 
***** Section 3. Toxic: Alternative Release *****  
Toxic Alter ID:            13356  
Percent Weight:              
Physical State:            Gas liquified by pressure  
Model Used:                EPA's RMP*Comp(TM)  
Wind Speed (m/sec):        3  
Atmosphere Stability  
Class:                     D  
Topography:                Rural  
 
Passive Mitigation considered  
Dike:                        
Enclosures:                  
Berms:                        
Drains:                      
Sumps:                        
Other Type:                  
 
Active Mitigation considered  
Sprinkler System:            
Deluge System:             YES  
Water Curtain:             YES  
Neutralization:              
Excess Flow Valve:            
Flares:                      
Scrubbers:                    
Emergency Shutdown:        YES  
Other Type:                  
 
***** Section 4. Flammables: Worst Case *****  
***** Section 5. Flammable: Alternative Release *****  
***** Section 6. Accident History *****  
 
***** Section 7. Program Level 3 *****  
 
 
***** Section 8. Program Level 2 *****  
 
** Description:  
Emergency Response Plan  
 
 
 
 
* Program Level 2 Prevention Program Chemicals  
Prevention Program  
Chemical ID:               7392  
Chemical Name:             Ammonia (anhydrous)  
Flammable/Toxic:           TOXIC  
CAS Number:                7664-41-7  
 
Prevention Program Level  
2 ID:                      7085  
NAICS Code:                42291  
 
* Safety Information  
Safety review date (The  
date of the most recent  
review or revision of  
the safety infomation):    01-JUN-1999  
 
Safety Compliance Regulations or Design Codes/Standards  
NFPA 58 (or state law  
based on NFPA 58):            
OSHA (29 CFR 1910.111):    YES  
ASTM Standards:              
ANSI Standards:              
ASME Standards:              
None:                        
Other regulation, design  
code, or standard:          
Comments:                    
 
* Hazard Review  
Hazard review date (The  
date of completion of  
most recent review or  
update):                   01-JUN-1999  
Change completion date  
(The expected or actual  
date of completion of  
all changes resulting  
from the hazard review):   01-AUG-1999  
 
Major Hazards Identified  
Toxic release:             YES  
Fire:                        
Explosion:                    
Runaway reaction:            
Polymerization:              
Overpressurization:          
Corrosion:                    
Overfilling:                  
Contamination:                
Equipment failure:         YES  
Loss of cooling,  
heating, electricity,  
instrument air:              
Earthquake:                  
Flood (flood plain):          
Tornado:                   YES  
Hurricanes:                  
Other major hazard  
identified:                  
 
Process Controls In Use  
Vents:                        
Relief valves:             YES  
Check valves:                
Scrubbers:                    
Flares:                      
Manual shutoffs:           YES  
Automatic shutoffs:        YES  
Interlocks:                  
Alarms and procedures:        
Keyed bypass:                
Emergency air supply:        
Emergency power:              
Backup pump:                  
Grounding equipment:          
Inhibitor addition:          
Rupture disks:                
Excess flow device:          
Quench System:                
Purge system:                
None:                        
Other process control in  
use:                        
 
Mitigation Systems In Use  
Sprinkler system:            
Dikes:                        
Fire walls:                  
Blast walls:                  
Deluge system:                
Water curtain:                
Enclosure:                    
Neutralization:              
None:                      YES  
Other mitigation system  
in use:                      
 
Monitoring/Detection Systems In Use  
Process area detectors:      
Perimeter monitors:          
None:                      YES  
Other  
monitoring/detection  
system in use:              
 
Changes Since Last PHA or PHA update  
Reduction in chemical  
inventory:                    
Increase in chemical  
inventory:                    
Change process  
parameters:                  
Installation of process  
controls:                    
Installation of process  
detection systems:            
Installation of  
perimeter monitoring  
systems:                      
Installation of  
mitigation systems:          
None recommended:          YES  
None:                        
Other changes since last  
PHA or PHA update:          
 
* Review of Operating Procedures  
Operating procedures  
revision date (The date  
of the most recent  
review or revision of  
operating procedures):     01-JUN-1999  
 
* Training  
Training review date  
(The date of the most  
recent review or  
revision of training  
programs):                 01-JUN-1999  
 
The Type of Training Provided  
Classroom:                 YES  
On the job:                YES  
Other training:              
 
The Type of Competency Testing Used  
Written tests:             YES  
Oral tests:                  
Demonstration:                
Observation:               YES  
Other type of competency  
testing used:                
 
* Maintenance  
Maintenance review date  
(The date of the most  
recent review or  
revision of maintenance  
procedures):               01-JUN-1999  
Equipment inspection  
date (The date of the  
most recent equipment  
inspection or test):       01-JUN-1999  
Equipment most recently  
inspected or tested:       storage tanks  
 
* Compliance Audits  
Compliance audit date  
(The date of the most  
recent compliance audit):  01-JUN-1999  
Audit completion date  
(The expected or actual  
date of completion of  
all changes resulting  
from the compliance  
audit):                    01-AUG-1999  
 
* Incident Investigation  
Incident investigation  
date (The date of the  
most recent incident  
investigation (if any)):    
Incident investigation  
changes date (Expected  
or actual date of  
completion of all  
changes resulting from  
the investigation):          
Most recent change date:  
(The date of the most  
recent change that  
triggered a review or  
revision of safety  
information):                
 
* Confidential Business Information  
CBI claimed:                  
 
***** Section 9. Emergency Response *****  
 
* Written Emergency Response (ER) Plan  
Community Plan (Is facility included in  
written community emergency response plan?):   YES  
Facility Plan (Does facility have its own  
written emergency response plan?):                
Response Actions (Does ER plan include  
specific actions to be taken in reponse to  
accidental releases of regulated  
substance(s)?):                                  
Public Information (Does ER plan include  
procedures for informing the public and  
local agencies responding to accidental  
release?):                                        
Healthcare (Does facility's ER plan include  
information on emergency health care?):          
 
* Emergency Response Review  
Review Date (Date of most recent review or  
update of facility's ER plan):                  
 
* Emergency Response Training  
Training Date (Date of most recent review or  
update of facility's employees):                
 
* Local Agency  
Agency Name (Name of local agency with which  
the facility ER plan or response activities  
are coordinated):                              LEPC  
Agency Phone Number (Phone number of local  
agency with which the facility ER plan or  
response activities are coordinated):          (515) 382-7315  
 
* Subject to:  
OSHA Regulations at 29 CFR 1910.38:            YES  
OSHA Regulations at 29 CFR 1910.120:              
Clean Water Regulations at 40 CFR 112:            
RCRA Regulations at CFR 264, 265, and 279.52:    
OPA 90 Regulations at 40 CFR 112, 33 CFR  
154, 49 CFR 194, or 30 CFR 254:                  
State EPCRA Rules or Laws:                     YES  
Other (Specify):                                
 
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