Highway 59 Landfill Flare Replacement
Summary
SCH Number
2022100116
Public Agency
Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority
(MCRWA)
Document Title
Highway 59 Landfill Flare Replacement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/6/2022
Document Description
The Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority (MCRWMA) is proposing to install a new landfill gas (LFG) flare to replace its current LFG flare. The project would involve the installation and operation of a new low-emission, enclosed LFG flare to replace the existing LFG flare at the Highway 59 Landfill. The proposed flare
would have a flaring capacity of 2,100 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of LFG, which would be the same as the current flare. The proposed flare would be located immediately adjacent to the existing flare and, upon completion of construction/installation, would replace the existing flare and the primary control device. The flare facility would not undergo any additional project-related changes.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Womble
Agency Name
Merced County Regional Waste Management Authority
Job Title
Environmental Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Merced
Counties
Merced
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
Highway 59 and Bellevue Road
Zip
95348
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
various associated with landfill property
State Highways
SR 59
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
N/A
Waterways
Henderson Lateral
Township
13E
Range
13, 24
Section
6S
Base
N/A
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
The project would be constructed entirely within the existing active landfill property and, more specifically, within the enclosed flare site. No sensitive habitat or otherwise sensitive or unique environmental conditions are present. As a result, no significant adverse effects on the environment would occur. Further, the project would not involve an expansion of the overall disposal capacity of the landfill or on-site flaring
capacity of the Highway 59 Landfill, and is intended to reduce CO, NOx, and SOx emissions. Therefore, no expansion of use would occur as a result of project implementation.
County Clerk
Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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