Koch anhydrous terminal plans for public safety

Public awareness program provides rare glimpse into workings of facility 
 

  • Members of local law enforcement, emergency service agencies and others participate in a public awareness and safety training exercise at the Koch Fertilizer anhydrous ammonia storage facility west of Aurora on Tuesday, June 10. Leading the session at top right is Facility Manager Tony Roth.
    Members of local law enforcement, emergency service agencies and others participate in a public awareness and safety training exercise at the Koch Fertilizer anhydrous ammonia storage facility west of Aurora on Tuesday, June 10. Leading the session at top right is Facility Manager Tony Roth.
    It could be said that an important component of Hamilton County’s massive ag infrastructure is “hidden in plain sight” right along Highway 34 west of Aurora. With its huge white tanks for storing anhydrous ammonia, the Koch Fertilizer terminal and storage facility is certainly in plain sight on the north side of the highway just east of the Mars pet food plant, and tanker trucks go in and...

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