Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 4 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 10 - ANHYDROUS AMMONIA
Section 4-10-6a - Transfers
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Transfer to a permanent storage container shall be made only to a system displaying a current KDA-issued proof-of-inspection seal.
(b) Each container filled according to liquid level by any gauging method, other than a 85 percent fixed-length dip tube gauge, shall have a thermometer well and functional thermometer so that the internal liquid temperature can be easily determined and the amount of liquid in the container can be easily corrected to the volume the liquid would occupy at 60F.
(c) A transfer shall not exceed one of the following:
(d) The amount of anhydrous ammonia transferred shall be measured by one of the following:
(e) Flammable gases, or gases that will react with anhydrous ammonia including air, shall not be used to transfer anhydrous ammonia.
(f) At least one attendant shall be present to monitor and control each transfer of anhydrous ammonia.
(g) Loading and unloading systems shall be protected to prevent a release if the transfer hose is severed.
(h) Each transfer shall occur only in the open air unless the transfer occurs within a structure specifically constructed for that purpose.
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(j) The piping used to transfer anhydrous ammonia from a tractor trailer or railroad tank car into a permanent storage container shall be equipped with an excess flow valve and backflow pressure valve, which shall be located as close as practical to where the piping connects with the transfer hose.
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