Solid waste landfills: subsurface temperatures.
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- Passed Senate
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Overview
This bill requires California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) and local enforcement agencies to monitor landfill gas temperatures at municipal solid waste landfills. If gas temperatures reach certain thresholds (131°F, 146°F, or 162-170°F) for extended periods, landfill operators must develop and implement corrective action plans. The bill also establishes penalties for non-compliance and creates a fund to mitigate harm from subsurface temperature events. It aims to reduce methane emissions and protect public health and the environment.
Key provisions
- Requires monitoring of landfill gas temperature at MSW landfills.
- Establishes thresholds for gas temperature triggering corrective action plans (131°F, 146°F, and 162-170°F).
- Mandates the development and implementation of corrective action plans by landfill operators when temperature thresholds are exceeded.
- Creates a penalty system for failing to comply with temperature monitoring requirements.
- Establishes a Landfill Subsurface Fire Mitigation Account to fund mitigation efforts.
- Requires notification to local enforcement agencies and CalEPA of sustained gas temperature events.
- Allows for permit suspension if gas temperatures remain elevated.
- Requires operators to provide notice to residents within a four-mile radius of the landfill regarding elevated gas temperatures.
Who is affected
- Landfill Operators
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