777 12th Street 3rd Floor (916) 874-4800 

Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax ;9161 874-4899 

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MANAGEMENT DlSTR1CT 

PERMIT TO OPERATE 

Kiefer Landfill 

Department of Waste Management and Recycfing 

County of Sacramento 

9850 Goethe Road 

Sacramento, CA 95827 

Equipmerit Location: 12701 Kiefer Boulevard and Grantline Road, Sacramento 

PERMIT NO. I EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION 

17359 Air Pallution Control Landfill Gas Flare, , enclosed type, 

SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: 

GENERAL REQUiREMENTS 

1. The equipment shall be properiy maintained. 

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Date Revised: 11-13-2006 Larry Greene 

Date issued: 08-07-2006 SMAQMD Air Pollution Control Officer 

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EMISSION LIMIT REQUIREMENTS 

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6. Emissions from the Landfili Gas Fiare shall not exceed the following: 

Pollutant Maximum Allowable Emissions 

NOx 0.06 Ib/MMBTU (high heating vafue) 

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10. A sampling port, or other method approved by the SMAQMD Air Pollution Control Officer, shall be installed 

at the inlet gas line to the Landfill Gas Flare. The sampling port shall be located so that an accurate 

volume flow measurement can be performed. 

11.Landfill Gas Flare exhaust sample ports shall be permanent, accessible and located and constructed as 

per applicable U.S. EPA, CARB and U.S. OSHA requirements. 

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RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUtREMENTS 

16.The following record shail be continuous€y maintained on site for the most recent 5 year period, except as 

noted, 

Frequency Information to be recorded 

At a€1 times 

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I Frequency f Information to be recorded ~ 

F. Records of sources test plans and results to determine compliance with the NOx 

limit in Condition No. 6 shall be maintained for a minimum of 5 years. 

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files shall be retained for at least 5 years following the date of each occurrence, measurement, 

maintenance, corrective action, report or record. At a minimum, the most recent 2 years of data shali be 

retained on site. The remaining 3 years of data may be retained of€ site. Such fles may be maintained on 

microfilm, on a computer, on computer floppy disks, on magnetic tape disEcs or on microfiche. 

~ Frequency I Information to be recorded 

At a1l times I 

C. All required maintenance performed on the air pollution control and monitoring 

equipment. 

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EMISSiON REDUCTION CREDIT (ERC) REQUlREMENTS 

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EMI'SSION TESTING REQUIREMENTS 

27. An emission test shail be conducted each calendar year to demonstrate compfiance with Condition Nos. 6 

A. Submit a source test pfan to the SMAQMD Air Poliution Control Offtcer for approval at least 30 days before 

the source test is to be performed. 

B. Notify the SMAQMD Air Poliution Control Officer at least 7 days prior to the source test date. 

C. Submit the source test report to the SMAQMD Air Pollution Control Officer within 60 days from the 

completion of the source test. 

D. The source test shall be conducted at the exhaust of the landfill gas flare (except for hydrogen sulfide 

test which shall use the inlet) and shall include a test for: 

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2. Nitrogen oxides, NOx 

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F. Compliance with the NOx emission Gmit shall be determined using one of the following source test 

methods: 

1. CARB Method 100; 

2. U.S. EPA Method 7E; or 

3. Any other method approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the SMAQMD Air 

Poilution Control OfFcer. 

RACT DETERMINATION REQUIREMENTS 

28. This Permit to Operate incorporates a Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) determination as 

required by the federal Clean Air Act (as amended 1990) Sections 182(b)(2) and 182(f). 

29. The expiration date shown on this Permit to Operate is for State of Cafifornia purposes. For federal 

enforcement purposes the RACT provisions of this permit that are approved by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection. Agency shall remain in effect as part of the State of California ,Implementation Plan (SIP) until 

repfaced pursuant to 40 CFR 51 and approved by the U.S. EPA. 

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Your application for this air quaiity Permit to Operate was evaluated for compliance with Sacramento 

Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD), state and federal air quality rules. 

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ATTACHMENTA 

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