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EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC Shall & Texaco Working Together - -s** For more information, please contact: J. N. Strohbeck ~ Safetv Coordinator Phone: (618)255-3689 _ Company Information: The Equilon Enterprises LLC Wood River Refinery employs approximately 1,140 people that live in and around the River Bend communities in southern Illinois. In business at the same location since 1918, the company is a producer of quality petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricating oils. Our products are used throughout the mid-west to keep cars, trucks, and other machinery operating. Our products are also used to fuel and lubricate personal vehicles and industrial equipment throughout the rest ofthe United States and in many foreign countries. Risk Management Planning (RMP) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Risk Management Plan Rule requires companies that use or store more than a threshold quantity of certain EPA-listed toxic or flammable chemicals in a process, to submit information about such chemicals. This information includes the following: a five year accident history; the potential offsite impacts if an identified worst-case accidental release scenario (as defined by EPA) were to occur; and if the event occurred the prevention and emergency response programs that are in place to prevent, control and mitigate the potential offsite impacts. Pursuant to the RMP Rule, the Equilon Enterprises LLC Wood River Refinery has twenty three (of the 140 identified by EPA) chemicals above threshold quantities or concentrations. Equilon Enterprises LLC Wood River Refinery compiled its accident release history for the RMP listed chemicals for the past five years. According to the RMP rule, the accident release history must include all accidental releases from covered processes that resulted in death, injuries, significant property damage, evacuations, shelter-in-place or environmental damage. Accidental release, as defined by the EPA means an unanticipated emission of a regulated chemical into the ambient air from a stationary source. The five-year accident history, as defined by the RMP, for the Wood River Refinery is as follows: YEAR1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Number or RMP Releases 0 0 0 0 1* * Property damage only r The RMP rule requires the development of scenarios for the accidental release of a toxic and a flammable chemical. For this example, chlorine was selected as the toxic chemical and butane was selected as the flammable chemical because each has the greatest area of potential impact offsite. Sharing of this information is intended to promote community understanding of local industries and promote informed dialogue on their chemical accident prevention practices. It is not a prediction of the probability that any of the identified scenarios or potential impacts discussed will ever occur. The information is based upon Risk Management Plans (RMPlans) that are being prepared for the Equilon Enterprises LLC Wood River Refinery. These plans may change from time-to-time. Descriptions in final RMPlans submitted in June 1999 may differ from these descriptions due to revisions. RMP information about other RMP listed chemicals is available upon request. Wood River Refining Company P 0. Box 79 Wood River, It 62095 DSW 138129 STLCOPCB4038086 I Kvamplc KMP Accidental Release Scenario* for Kquilon FnterpriscM I.I.C Woml River Refiner) 1 Ik UMl* Huk defines a Worst-Caw Release to mean a release of the largest quantity <>! a KMl* regulated substance from a vessel or process line failure that results in the greatest distance to an endpoint as defined in the KMI* Rule. The Rule includes detailed requirements for developing the worst-ease accidental release scenario, l'or example. companies must assume that the hypothetical release is a rapid and complete release of the largest container of chemical under conditions lira! would maximize its potential impact. It also assumes that none of the sites mechanical controls or .safely systems requiring energy or human intervention are operational. (liven the severe guidelines of a worst-case accidental release scenario. I he UMl* Rule provides lor the development of alternative release ease scenarios. I hose alternative scenarios assume a smaller quantity of an RM1* listed chemical is released, and consider salety <> stems that arc in place. 'i Chemical Chlorine Chlorine Butane Propane Hulanc Pentane About the Chemical Accident Prevention iii-Ptace Kxample Kvent Scenario RMP Designated Distance of Concern (1) Chlorine is a greenish- - Chlorine is transported, Worst-Case Instantaneous failure t>f` 1 ..10 miles yellow gas with a stored and dispensed from Toxic Release chlorine cylinder wall. pungent, irritating odor, approved heavy'-wall steel (2) Kxample - Tola! release of the entire similar to bleach. cylinders with fusible metal contents of a lull cylinder Chlorine exists as a gas at ambient temperature and - pressure relief devices. Personnel are trained and (2000 lbs.) in 10 minutes. - Worst possible weather pressure, but it is liquefied when kept under pressure qualified to use chlorine .safely. ' conditions (no wind, low humidity. in our process equipment. - The Kquilon Kntcrpriscs I.I.C Wood River Refiner) uses chlorine for wulcr treatment. See above Sec above Alternative Failure of tubing (3 8") 0.37 miles Case Toxic that transfers chlorine Release from the storage cylinder Kxample to the water chlorination system - Total release of fifiO lbs. in K) minutes. Hulanc is a Hummable I quipment is properly Worst-Case - Catastrophic vessel 1.13 miles hydrocarbon that is produced and used in designed lor storing and processing butane. Flammable Release (3) failure. petroleum refining processes. Butane is a gas at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure, - i'quipmcnl is protected by pressure relief valves. Equipment is inspected and tested at regular intervals. Kxample - Total release of the entire contents of the storage vessel (2.822 MM lbs.) followed by a vapor cloud but it may be liquefied under pressure. Safe operating procedures are in place. explosion - The Kquilon Kiilcrpriscs I.l C Wood Riser Refinery uses butane in - Control instrumentation has ulurms and emergency shutdown. the processing of gasoline. - Personnel arc trained and qualified. - Propane and Pentane have See alxwe properties similar to butane (described above), except that pentane is liquid at ambient Alternative Case Hummable Release Kxample - 3 -T valve leuk that 0.11 miles releases 12.200 lbs of llammable material followed by a vapor cloud explosion. conditions. - The Kquilon Kntcrpriscs I.I.C Wood River Refinery uses these materials in the processing of gasoline Kmcrgency Response Measures - Mobile lire protcclioii equipment with water deluge systems. - Trained emergency responders (HA?.MAT team). - !n-!'lant emergency notification system. - Communication link to olT-site responders and residents of the community. - Response Drills See above - Area fire protection system, including water deluge systems on storage tanks. - Mobile fire protection equipment. - Trained emergency responders (l ire Brigade). - In-plant emergency notification system. - Communication link to oif-site responders and residents of the community. - Response Drills See above (11 "~Tlic.sc distances arc based upon an JPA-designated end point. (The chemical concentration in the air to which a person can be* exposed for on hour without irreversible or serious health elYects. The concentration levels that could impact health varv significant)) by chemical ) l:or Hummable chemicals, the distance represents the area that could be impacted by on explosion or fire. 'Took up tables" developed by the KPA or computer models were used to simulate these conditions. t2) l or RMi\ a '`toxic chemical'' is one of 77 listed chemicals that I* PA has defined os acutely toxic, (ie. they can cause serious health effects nr death from short-term exposures.) i.M for RM1`. a "Hummable client icul" is one of'63 listed llammable gases or highly volatile flammable liquids. The tlammublc chemicals have the potential to form vapor clouds and explode or burn if released. Rev isioji h. April l4W DSW 1 3 8 1 3 0