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Old 04-27-2013, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by gomoho View Post
So I'm wondering if they had that much in storage why they weren't on Homeland Security's radar - another government boondoggle??? I know the owner had a responsibility, but these government entities are supposed to be our eyes and ears. This is not a political statement, but a government one.
I would take it as a governmental comment. Sadly according the DHS they were never made aware this facility existed as the owners or whomever else may have had a responsibility never did what they were supposed to do, report. Apparently the state of Texas was aware of the plant but not of the storage of ammonia nitrate. I have looked but cannot find what the local county or city ordinances might be. I also haven't been able to find what the rules are near the Villages and whether there might be similar facilities nearby.