Municipal Solid Waste Landfills	SEPA

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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...

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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*)

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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

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40 CFR, subpart HH
February 2018


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