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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 330MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
SUBCHAPTER TUSE OF LAND OVER CLOSED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
RULE §330.957Contents of the Development Permit and Workplan Application

      (iii) mechanical;

    (C) a description of the ventilation system or active gas collection and destruction system to be utilized including engineering drawings and manufacturer's specification sheets. Active gas collection and destruction systems shall comply with applicable parts of §§115.152, 115.153, 115.155 - 115.157, and 115.159 of this title (relating to Control Requirements; Alternate Control Requirements; Approved Test Methods; Monitoring and Recordkeeping Requirements; Exemptions; and Counties and Compliance Schedule);

    (D) a description of landfill gas monitoring equipment to be used in existing and proposed structures, complete with manufacturer's specification sheets;

    (E) a detailed implementation schedule for the installation of landfill gas monitoring equipment;

    (F) a sampling and analysis plan for determining landfill gas components, which includes provisions for:

      (i) sample withdrawal equipment and techniques;

      (ii) sampling protocol for field measurements of diluted gas emissions; and

      (iii) a quality assurance/quality control sampling plan to include, but not be limited to:

        (I) field sampling;

        (II) analytical methods;

        (III) quality control samples and methods;

        (IV) laboratory data reduction; and

        (V) documentation required; and

    (G) a complete analysis of the landfill gas to include, but not be limited to:

      (i) a mass balance analysis for major components such as methane, other light hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, and water vapor measured with fairly high precision (i.e., 5.0% - 10% relative error);

      (ii) trace analyses for hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, and ammonia; and

      (iii) analysis for volatile organic compounds using an evacuated steel canister collection device (similar to United States Environmental Protection Agency Method T014) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry detection system.

(u) Safety and evacuation plan. The owner shall provide a plan describing evacuation procedures and safety measures in the event the methane gas sensors sound the audible alarms.


Source Note: The provisions of this §330.957 adopted to be effective May 17, 1995, 20 TexReg 3241; amended to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2502

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