Landfill Methane Regulations — 4
Annual assessment 4 (1) By June 1 of a calendar year, an owner or operator of a landfill shall (a) calculate the quantity of methane generated at the landfill in the previous calendar year, in tonnes, using the methane modelling tool; and (b) submit to the Minister (i) the name of the landfill and any identification numbers used for reporting to federal and provincial authorities, (ii) the landfill’s civic address and latitude and longitude coordinates expressed in decimal degrees to five decimal places, (iii) the name and civic address of the owner and the operator of the landfill, (iv) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and email address of the landfill owner’s or operator’s authorized official, (v) the name and civic address of the owner and the operator of any landfill gas management system located at the landfill, (vi) the civic address of the place where records required to be made under these Regulations are kept, (vii) an indication as to whether the landfill is open or closed, (viii) the date on which the landfill opened, (ix) the date on which the landfill was closed or is expected to be closed, (x) the quantity of municipal solid waste disposed of in the previous calendar year, in tonnes, and the method used to calculate that quantity, (xi) the quantity of municipal solid waste in place at the landfill at the end of the previous calendar year, in tonnes, (xii) the quantity of waste of each of the following types disposed of at the landfill in the previous calendar year, in tonnes: (A) residential waste, (B) industrial, commercial and institutional waste, (C) construction, renovation and demolition waste, (D) sludge and biosolids, (E) fill and soil, and (F) any other waste types specified by the owner or operator, (xiii) for any portion of the landfill that meets the conditions set out in subsection 3 (3), (A) the date on which waste was last disposed of in the portion, (B) the quantity of municipal solid waste that was in place in the portion, in tonnes, and (C) a map showing its location in relation to the rest of the landfill, (xiv) the quantity of methane calculated under paragraph (a) and a copy of the completed methane modelling tool, (xv) any waste characterization data used to calculate methane generation under paragraph (a), (xvi) a description of any active landfill gas recovery system, biocover or other methane control system that was in place or in operation at the landfill at the end of the previous calendar year, (xvii) a map showing the location of any landfill gas recovery wells that were in operation at the end of the previous calendar year, and (xviii) the date on which, in the opinion of the owner or operator, sections 7 to 24 apply in respect of the landfill. Cessation of application (2) Subsection (1) ceases to apply in respect of a landfill if the owner or operator complies with paragraph (1)(b) and (a) the quantity of methane calculated under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of the previous calendar year is 664 tonnes or more and the landfill was open at the end of that year; or (b) the landfill was closed at the end of the previous calendar year. Definition of open (3) In this section, open , in relation to a landfill, means that the landfill accepts solid waste for disposal.