Municipal Solid Waste Landfills SEPA I InEtoH Ctafno Monitoring Checklist United States Environmental Protection Agency Subpart HH, Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program What Must Be Monitored for Each MSW Landfill? Each MSW landfill must monitor these parameters... For each type of material landfilled, n Annual quantity of waste landfilled (W, in sPeciflc ste clL,antltv or fraction, and its Equation HH-l") associated parameters used to calculate methane generation in Equation HH-l, including: DOC, k, MCF, F, and DOCf Each MSW landfill using a gas collection system must also monitor these parameters... ~ ~ ~ ~ Flow rate of landfill gas before any treatment equipment (continuously) CH4 concentration of collected landfill gas (continuously, if available, or monthly*) Temperature** of landfill gas (continuously, if available, or monthly*) Pressure** of landfill gas (continuously, if available, or monthly*) ~ ~ ~ ~ Moisture content** of landfill gas (continuously, if available, or monthly*) Annual operating hours where active gas flow was sent to each destruction device) Annual operating hours of the gas collection system associated with each measurement location Surface area, average depth of waste, and associated estimated collection efficiencies of areas with the different soil type covers and gas collection system operation listed in Table HH-3 *If only one measurement is made each calendar month, there must be at least fourteen days in between measurements. **If the gas flow meter is not equipped with automatic correction for temperature, pressure, or moisture content. See also the information sheet for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (EPA-430-F-09-009R) at: https: //www.cpa.gov/ghgrcporting/subpart-hh-information-shcct. This document is provided solely for in formational 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 bene fits in regard to any person. This information is intended to assist reporting facilities/owners in understanding key provisions of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Monitoring Checklist Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Page 1 of 1 40 CFR, subpart HH February 2018 ------- |