EPA Approves Missouri’s Takeover of Anhydrous Ammonia Safety Rules

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a request from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to handle the primary enforcement of chemical accident prevention rules for agricultural anhydrous ammonia facilities in the state. This means Missouri will now conduct on-site inspections, review records, perform compliance audits, and enforce safety standards for farms and fertilizer plants that store ten thousand pounds or more of agricultural anhydrous ammonia.

Why it matters: This is largely an administrative shift that moves day-to-day oversight from federal inspectors to state regulators. For most people, it changes nothing. For facility operators, it means dealing with Missouri’s environmental agency instead of the EPA for inspections and compliance paperwork related to agricultural anhydrous ammonia. The EPA retains oversight authority and can step in if problems arise.

Who it affects

• Missouri-based farms and fertilizer facilities storing 10,000+ pounds of agricultural anhydrous ammonia

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This action comes from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Federal Register notice; verify the full text and Missouri’s state regulation at 10 CSR 10-6.255 before relying on it for compliance.

Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Source: Federal Register — read the official document