Landfill Methane Control Measure
This page last reviewed January 9, 2013
Background:
The Air Resources Board (ARB) approved a new regulation that
reduces emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas, from municipal solid
waste (MSW) landfills. The regulation, which became effective
June 17, 2010, is a discrete early action greenhouse gas emission reduction
measure, as described in the California Global Warming Solutions Act (“AB 32”).
The regulation primarily requires owners and operators of certain uncontrolled
MSW landfills to install gas collection and control systems, and requires existing
and newly installed gas and control systems to operate in an optimal manner.
The regulation allows local air districts to voluntarily enter into a memorandum
of understanding (MOU) with ARB to implement and enforce the regulation and to
assess fees to cover costs. This webpage follows the
development, implementation and enforcement of the control measure.
- Status
of Districts Signing the Air Resources Board’s Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) to Implement the Regulation to Reduce Methane
Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
- Final Landfill Methane Control Measure
- Implementation Guidance Document
- The landfill implementation guidance document assists owners and operators in complying with the regulation by providing an overview of regulatory requirements and discusses various topics related to implementation and enforcement. This document is subject to periodic revision, as necessary.
- Landfill Methane Control Measure Regulatory Activities
- Landfill Gas Tool
- ARB staff has developed
a Landfill Gas Tool to assist owners and operators in complying with
the landfill regulation. The tool is based on the mathematically
exact first-order decay model from the 2006 IPCC guidelines and is
designed to estimate the fugitive emissions from a landfill that does
not have a landfill gas collection system. It also includes an
estimate of the landfill’s captured gas heating value
(in MMBtu/hr). If you have comments or questions about this
tool please contact
Larry Hunsaker, Staff Air Pollution Specialist.
Landfill Emissions Tool Version 1.3 [Excel-523 KB]
- ARB staff has developed
a Landfill Gas Tool to assist owners and operators in complying with
the landfill regulation. The tool is based on the mathematically
exact first-order decay model from the 2006 IPCC guidelines and is
designed to estimate the fugitive emissions from a landfill that does
not have a landfill gas collection system. It also includes an
estimate of the landfill’s captured gas heating value
(in MMBtu/hr). If you have comments or questions about this
tool please contact
Larry Hunsaker, Staff Air Pollution Specialist.
