Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) The processing of landfill gas for use is
strongly encouraged but is not required.
b) Except as allowed in subsection (g), the
landfill gas processing and disposal system, including compressors, blowers,
raw gas monitoring systems, devices used to control the flow of gas from the
unit, flares, gas treatment devices, air pollution control devices and
monitoring equipment must remain under the control of the operator and shall be
considered part of the waste disposal facility.
c) No gas may be discharged directly to the
atmosphere unless treated or burned onsite prior to discharge in accordance
with a permit issued by the Agency pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 200 through
245.
d) Representative flow rate
measurements shall be made of gas flow into treatment or combustion
devices.
e) When used for the
onsite combustion of landfill gas, flares shall meet the general control device
requirements of new source performance standards adopted pursuant to Section
9.1(b) of the Act.
f) Standards for
Onsite Combustion of Landfill Gas Using Devices Other Than Flares
1) At a minimum, landfill gas shall be
measure for flow rate, heat value, and moisture content along with combustion
parameters including, but not limited to, oxygen and carbon dioxide prior to
treatment or combustion. Constituents of the landfill gas and combustion
byproducts shall be identified for inclusion in an Agency issued permit based
on the type of waste streams that are or will be in the landfill, landfill gas
analysis and potential for being emitted into the air after treatment or
combustion.
2) All constituents and
parameters that must be measured before and after treatment or combustion shall
be identified and included in a permit issued by the Agency pursuant to 35 Ill.
Adm. Code 200 through 245. At a minimum, the following types of constituents
must be considered for inclusion in the permit:
A) The six criteria air pollutants and the
hazardous air pollutants subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act (
42 U.S.C.
7401 et seq.);
B) Any list of toxic air contaminants,
including carcinogens, mutagens and listed hazardous air pollutants adopted by
the Board pursuant to Section 9.5 of the Act;
C) Volatile Organic Compounds;
D) Constituents present in the landfill gas;
and
E) Combustion byproducts
expected to be emitted from the combustion or treatment device.
g) Landfill gas may be
transported offsite to a gas processing facility in accordance with the
following requirements:
1) The solid waste
disposal facility contributes less than 50 percent of the total volume of gas
accepted by the gas processing facility or the gas processing facility is
permitted to receive and process landfill gas under the Act and Board
regulations. Otherwise, the processing facility must be considered a part of
the solid waste management facility. In any event, no solid waste disposal
facility shall transport landfill gas offsite under this Section unless it
satisfies the financial assurance requirements of Section
811.704(h)(3).
2) The landfill gas shall be monitored for
the parameters listed in subsection (f)(1) as well as other constituents such
as, ammonia (NH3), hydrogen sulfide
(H2S) and hydrogen (H2) that are
needed to operate the gas processing facility.
3) The gas processing facility shall be sized
to handle the expected volume of gas.
4) The transportation of gas to an offsite
gas processing facility shall in no way relieve the operator of the
requirements of Section
811.311(a).
