Haley Pike Landfill – NSPS Tier 2 Non-Methane Organic Compound Emissions Field Testing

Located in Lexington, Kentucky, the Haley Pike Landfill accepted municipal solid wastes (MSW) from 1977 to 1995. The facility stopped receiving MSW but continued to accept construction and demolition (C&D) wastes as a vertical expansion over a portion of the older MSW wastes.

S&ME performed New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Tier 2 Non-Methane Organic Compound (NMOC) emissions field testing. The purpose of the test is to quantify the NMOC emissions for compliance with 40 CFR Part 60 – Subpart WWW by presenting a Tier 2 sampling analysis which also included a five-year NMOC emissions estimate.

In addition, S&ME submitted a Pre-Testing Protocol Report to the Kentucky Division of Air Quality (KDAQ). The protocol followed KDAQ requirements and included a description of the field testing and laboratory analyses. Per EPA Method 25C, the team collected samples for laboratory analysis. This established site specific NMOC concentrations of landfill gas (LFG).  In Phase 1, landfill sampling utilized “direct-push” installation of temporary gas probes. In Phase 2, the team sampled the existing passive LFG vents.

S&ME then prepared a Tier 2 NMOC Emissions Report that presented the sampling and analysis of LFG samples at the Haley Pike Landfill. Our report stated that since the NMOC emissions estimates for the years 2010 to 2015 are below 50 Mg/year, the Landfill was not subject to the NSPS requirement to install and operate a LFG collection and control system. These findings included requirements to complete the NSPS testing, record keeping, monitoring, and reporting. The Landfill was also not required to submit a Gas Collection And Control System (GCCS) Design Plan at that time.

Highlights

  • NSPS Tier 2 Non-Methane Organic Compound (NMOC) emissions field testing
  • Pre-Testing Protocol Report
  • Tier 2 NMOC Emissions Report
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