15A NCAC 02D .1707      MONITORING PROVISIONS

(a)  The owner or operator of a MSW landfill who is required to comply with 15A NCAC 02D .1703(b) for an active gas collection system shall perform the monitoring requirements as outlined in 40 CFR 60.37f(a).

(b)  The owner or operator of an MSW landfill seeking to comply with the provisions of 15A NCAC 02D .1703(c) using an enclosed combustor shall perform the monitoring requirements as outlined in 40 CFR 60.37f(b).

(c)  The owner or operator of an MSW landfill seeking to comply with the provisions of 15A NCAC 02D .1703(c) using a non-enclosed flare shall perform the monitoring requirements as outlined in 40 CFR 60.37f(c).

(d)  The owner or operator of an MSW landfill seeking to comply with the provisions of 15A NCAC 02D .1703(c) using a device other than a non-enclosed flare, an enclosed combustor, or treatment system shall comply with the provisions of 40 CFR 60.37f(d).

(e)  The owner or operator of an MSW landfill seeking to comply with the provisions of 15A NCAC 02D .1703(b) by installing a collection system that does not meet the specifications of 40 CFR 60.40f, or seeking to monitor alternative parameters to those required by 15A NCAC 02D .1704 through .1707 shall comply with the provisions of 40 CFR 60.37f(e).

(f)  The owner or operator of an MSW landfill seeking to comply with the provisions of 15A NCAC 02D .1705(4) for demonstrating compliance with the 500 parts per million surface methane operational standard shall do so in accordance with 40 CFR 60.37(f).

(g)  The owner or operator of an MSW landfill seeking to comply with the provisions of 15A NCAC 02D .1703(c)

shall do so in accordance with the provisions of 40 CFR 60. 37f(g).

(h)  The monitoring requirements of Paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (g) of this Rule apply at all times the affected source

is operating, except for periods of monitoring system malfunctions, repairs associated with the monitoring system

malfunctions, and required monitoring system quality assurance or quality control activities. A "monitoring system malfunction" is defined in 60.37f(h). Monitoring system failures that are caused in part by poor maintenance or careless operation are not malfunctions. Monitoring system repairs to return the monitoring system to operation in response to malfunctions shall be completed in accordance with 60.37f(h).

(i)  The owner or operator may choose to comply with the provisions of 40 CFR 63.19561 in lieu of Paragraphs (a) through (h) of this Rule. Once the owner or operator begins to comply with the provisions of 40 CFR 63.1961, the owner or operator shall continue to operate the collection and control device according to those provisions and shall not return to the provisions of this Rule.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.66; 143-215.107(a)(5); 143-215.107(a)(10);

Eff. July 1, 1998;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2021.