Landfill Methane Regulations — 24
Sections 7 to 21 24 (1) Subject to subsection (4), sections 7 to 21 cease to apply in respect of (a) a portion of a landfill at which (i) no waste has been disposed of for at least 15 years and final cover is in place, and (ii) no exceedance has been detected for six consecutive monitoring events referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition monitoring event in subsection 1 (1) and no active landfill gas recovery took place in the five days prior to each of the monitoring events; and (b) a portion of a landfill that is not contiguous with any other portion of the landfill and at which (i) only waste referred to in paragraph 3 (2)(b) or (d) has been disposed of, (ii) no active landfill gas recovery system is in place, and (iii) no exceedance has been detected for six consecutive monitoring events referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition monitoring event in subsection 1 (1). Sections 7 to 22 (2) Subject to subsection (4), sections 7 to 22 cease to apply in respect of any landfill at which (a) the quantity of methane (i) conveyed to all of the devices or systems referred to in subsection 8 (1) in the previous calendar year was less than 500 tonnes, or (ii) generated by all municipal solid waste in place at the landfill in the previous calendar year, as calculated using the methane modelling tool, was less than 500 tonnes; and (b) no exceedance has been detected for six consecutive monitoring events referred to in paragraph (c) of the definition monitoring event in subsection 1 (1) and no active landfill gas recovery took place in the five days prior to each of the monitoring events. Subsection 17 (3) or (4) (3) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), (1)(b)(iii) or paragraph (2)(b), an owner or operator may not take advantage of an exception referred to in subsection 17 (3) or (4). Submission to Minister (4) Before any cessation becomes effective, the owner or operator must submit the following information and documents to the Minister: (a) the name, title, civic and postal addresses, telephone number and email address of the owner or operator, the owner or operator’s authorized official and a contact person, if different from the authorized official; (b) the name of the landfill and any identification numbers used for reporting to federal and provincial authorities; (c) the landfill’s civic address and latitude and longitude coordinates, expressed in decimal degrees to five decimal places; (d) an attestation that the landfill meets the requirements set out in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) or (b)(i), as the case may be; (e) if applicable, the measurements, calculations and supporting documents that demonstrate that the landfill meets the requirements set out in paragraph (2)(a); and (f) for the monitoring events that demonstrate that there were no exceedances referred to in subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) or (b)(iii) or paragraph (2)(b), the records referred to in paragraphs 21 (a) to (e). Decision (5) The Minister shall, within 60 days after receiving the information and documents, decide whether the owner or operator is entitled to a cessation under this section and advise the owner or operator in writing of that decision and, if applicable, the effective date of any cessation.