Underground Coal Mines Monitoring Checklist &EFA United States Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program What Must Be Monitored for Each Underground Coal Mine Meeting the MSHA Sampling Threshold? Each underground coal mine meeting the MSHA threshold must monitor these parameters for their mine ventilation air ... Volumetric flow rate of gas for each ventilation monitoring point (scfm) (Quarterly or more frequent) Pressure (arm) values at the time, location, and conditions for which measurements are made. (Quarterly or more frequent) CH4 concentration (%) for each ventilation monitoring point (Quarterly or more frequent) Temperatures (°R) values at the time, location, and conditions for which measurements are made. (Quarterly or more frequent) Moisture content (%) at the time, location, and conditions for which measurements are made. (Quarterly or more frequent) Each underground coal mine using a degasification system (deployed before, during, or after mining operations) must also monitor these parameters... Pressure (arm) values at the time, location, and conditions for which measurements are made. (Weekly or more frequent) Volumetric flow of QrU liberated from each degasification monitoring point (Weekly or more frequent) CH4 concentration from each degasification monitoring point (%) (Weekly or more frequent) Temperatures (°R) values at the time, location, and conditions for which measurements are made. (Weekly or more frequent) Moisture content (%) at the time, location, and conditions for which measurements are made. (Weekly or more frequent) Underground Coal Mine Monitoring Checklist Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 40 CFR part 98, subpart FF June 2010 Page 1 of 1 ------- Each underground coal mine where CH4 is destroyed or transported offsite for destruction must monitor ., Volumetric flow of gas at each destruction device or point of offsite transport for destruction (continuous) Pressure (arm) values of gas at each destruction device or point of offsite transport for destruction (continuous) CH4 concentration of gas at each destruction device or point of offsite transport for destruction (continuous) Temperatures (°R) values of gas at each destruction device or point of offsite transport for destruction (continuous) Moisture content (%) of gas at each destruction device or point of offsite transport for destruction (continuous) See also the information sheet for Underground coal mines at http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/subpart/ff.html This document is provided solely for informational purposes. It does not provide legal advice, have legally binding effect, or expressly or implicitly create, expand, or limit any legal rights, obligations, responsibilities, expectations, or benefits in regard to any person. This information is intended to assist reporting facilities/owners in understanding key provisions of the final rule. Underground Coal Mine Monitoring Checklist Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Page 2 of 2 40 CFR part 98, subpart FF June 2010 ------- |