Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter T - USE OF LAND OVER CLOSED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS › Section 330.959 - Contents of Registration Application for an Existing Structure Built Over a Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The application shall follow the general
				  requirements as set forth in §
										330.956
				  of this title (relating to Application for Proposed or Existing Constructions
				  Over a Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Unit, General
				  Requirements).
(b) The registration
				  application shall consist of the following:
(1) a legal description as set forth in
				  §
											330.957(e)
				  of this title (relating to Contents of the Development Permit and Workplan
				  Application);
(2) certified copies
				  of all notices having been made by the owner and the lessor/lessee in
				  accordance with §
											330.962
				  of this title (relating to Notice to Real Property Records), §
											330.963
				  of this title (relating to Notice to Buyers, Lessees, and Occupants), and
				  §
											330.964 of
				  this title (relating to Lease Restrictions);
(3) plans and drawings as set forth in
				  §330.957(i), (j), and (n)(3) of this title;
(4) a site operating plan as set forth in
				  §
											330.957(s)
				  of this title;
(5) a structures gas
				  monitoring plan:
(A) General.
(i) The owner or lessee of an existing
				  structure built over a closed municipal solid waste landfill unit shall ensure
				  that the concentration of methane gas generated by the landfill does not exceed
				  20% of the lower explosive limit for methane (1.0% by volume methane in air) in
				  facility structures (excluding gas control or recovery system components). Any
				  enclosed structures shall contain automatic methane gas sensors approved by the
				  executive director and designed to trigger an audible alarm if the volumetric
				  concentration of methane in the air is greater than 1.0%.
(ii) Landfill gas monitoring requirements for
				  a registration under this section may be suspended by the executive director as
				  provided for in §
													330.957(t)(1)(B)
				  of this title.
(B)
				  Requirements for structures gas monitoring plan. The owner or lessee shall
				  submit a structures gas monitoring plan, designed by a licensed professional
				  engineer, to the executive director for review and approval. The plan shall
				  ensure detection of the presence of landfill gas entering on-site structures.
				  All design drawings should bear the licensed engineer's seal and signature. The
				  plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(i) an analysis of specific facility
				  characteristics and potential migration pathways or barriers as set forth in
				  §
													330.957(t)(2)(A)
				  of this title;
(ii) a facility
				  drawing, drawn to scale, which indicates the location of all waste disposal
				  areas, existing structures, creeks, and ponds;
(iii) a narrative describing modifications to
				  the existing structures including, but not limited to, the following:
(I) structural;
(II) electrical;
(III) mechanical; and
(IV) landfill gas monitoring equipment
				  including manufacturer's specification sheets and any gas ventilation or active
				  gas extraction systems if the development utilizes such systems;
(iv) a detailed implementation
				  schedule for the installation of landfill gas monitoring equipment;
(v) a sampling and analysis plan as set forth
				  in §
													330.957(t)(2)(F)
				  of this title; and
(vi) a landfill
				  gas analysis as set forth in §
													330.957(t)(2)(G)
				  of this title; and
(6) a safety and evacuation plan describing
				  evacuation procedures and safety measures in the event the methane gas sensors
				  sound the audible alarms.