Adoption of Revised Regulations Modifying Existing Active Disposal Site Gas Monitoring and Control Regulations
Summary
SCH Number
2007078096
Public Agency
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Document Title
Adoption of Revised Regulations Modifying Existing Active Disposal Site Gas Monitoring and Control Regulations
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/6/2007
Document Description
These proposed regulations for modifying existing active disposal site gas monitoring and control regulations amend Title 27, California Code of Regulations, Division 2, Chapter 3, Subchapter 4, Article 6, § 20918 et seq. Until these regulations take effect, State Minimum Standards for gas monitoring and control during the post-closure period are much more comprehensive and descriptive than those applicable to landfills during their active life. The two active disposal site landfill gas standards (27 CCR § 20919 and 20919.5) give the Local Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) and the Board broad authority to require the same level of monitoring and control as for closed disposal sites but do not elaborate on the details. These regulation modifications will make the landfill gas-monitoring and control regulations for the active life of a landfill as comprehensive as the regulations for gas monitoring and control during the post-closure care period. This will provide consistency in implementing the regulations at all sites as well as additional guidance to LEAs at active disposal sitse which are more likely than closed sites to have gas-related compliance issues. This should also bring increased compliance with landfill gas issues at active sites.
Contact Information
Name
John Bell
Agency Name
California Integrated Waste Management Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Regions
Statewide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The adoption of these regulations is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308, the categorical exemption for actions taken by regulatory agencies to protect the environment. The proposed regulations are not unduly burdensome to active landfills because such sites should already have adequate monitoring and control systems in place and must comply with the more detailed regulations upon closure. More comprehensive and descriptive standards for active landfills will clarify monitoring requirements for the entire duration of a landfill while being more protective of public health, safety, and the environment. Such actions will protect and enhance the environment by reducing the amount of landfill decomposition gases that are emitted from landfills. Absent these regulations, excessive emissions of landfill decomposition gases from landfills and other disposal sites could continue for longer periods of time.
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