CALIFORNIA
The 25 Facilities in California storing the largest amounts of extremely hazardous substances.*
Facility Name City Maximum amount in a single process (lbs) Chemical
1 CALAMCO STOCKTON 80,000,000 Ammonia (anhydrous)
2 WEST SACRAMENTO PLANT WEST SACRAMENTO 79,000,000 Ammonia (anhydrous)
3 WESTERN FARM SERVICE, IMPERIAL IMPERIAL 7,144,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
4 BUTTE COUNTY RICE GROWERS ASSOCIATION RICHVALE 6,108,170 Ammonia (anhydrous)
5 JOHN TAYLOR FERTILIZERS COMPANY, INC. - RIO LINDA RIO LINDA 5,107,200 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
6 SYCAMORE GRIMES 3,600,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
7 AGRIFORM - WOODLAND WOODLAND 3,120,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
8 COLUSA COUNTY FARM SUPPLY WILLIAMS 3,000,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
9 CHEVRON EL SEGUNDO REFINERY EL SEGUNDO 2,210,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
10 GLENN FERTILIZER COMPANY WILLOWS 1,800,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
11 COLUSA SIMPLOT SOILBUILDERS COLUSA 1,600,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
12 WESTERN FARM SERVICE, SANTA FE GRADE, FIREBAUGH FIREBAUGH 1,549,725 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
13 UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION TORRANCE 1,445,220 Vinyl acetate monomer
14 BORDEN CHEMCAL, INC. - FREMONT PLANT FREMONT 1,300,000 Formaldehyde (solution)
15 TOSCO SAN FRANCISCO AREA REFINERY AT AVON MARTINEZ 1,300,000 Ammonia (anhydrous)
16 CHEMICAL UNLOADING FACILITY PERRIS 1,230,000 Chlorine
17 WESTWAY TERMINAL COMPANY, INC. SAN PEDRO 1,207,611 Vinyl acetate monomer
18 LOS ANGELES AQUEDUCT FILTRATION PLANT SYLMAR 1,136,000 Chlorine
19 FOAMEX, LP ORANGE 1,118,858 Toluene diisocyanate (unspecified isomer)
20 MARTINEZ REFINING COMPANY, EQUILON ENTERPRISES LLC MARTINEZ 1,100,000 Oleum (Fuming Sulfuric acid)
21 SACRAMENTO REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ELK GROVE 1,080,000 Chlorine
22 JOINT WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT CARSON 1,080,000 Chlorine
23 KEMIRON PACIFIC, INC. - MOJAVE FACILITY MOJAVE 1,080,000 Chlorine
24 JOHN TAYLOR FERTILIZER COMPANY INC., - MAXWELL MAXWELL 1,065,000 Ammonia (conc >=20%)
25 CHEVRON RICHMOND REFINERY RICHMOND 960,000 Ammonia (anhydrous)
*Extremely hazardous substances as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r).



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