Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00833:reg:3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00833
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3
Character Range: 663158–664635

3     Construction and demolition waste  1.1 tonnes per cubic metre

5.14  Methane generation constants—(k values)
 (1) This section is made for paragraph 5.4A(e).
 (2) Before selecting methane generation constants (k values) from the table in subsection (6), the landfill operator must:
 (a) obtain records of each of the following for the 10 year period ending immediately prior to the reporting year for which the landfill operator selects k values:
 (i) mean annual evaporation;
 (ii) mean annual precipitation;
 (iii) mean annual temperature; and
 (b) based on those records, identify, for the landfill facility, the landfill classification mentioned in column 2 of the table.
Note: See subsection (6) for definitions related to the requirements in paragraphs (2)(a) and (b).
 (3) A landfill operator must select k values from either:
 (a) the table in subsection (5); or
 (b) the table in subsection (6).
 (4) If a landfill operator selects k values from the table in subsection (6) in a reporting year, the landfill operator must select k values from that table in each subsequent reporting year.
 (5) The k values for solid waste at a landfill in a State or Territory mentioned in column 2 of an item in the following table are the constants set out in column 4 for a waste mix type mentioned in column 3 for the item.

k values for Solid Waste at a Landfill
Item                                    State or Territory     Waste mix type                       k values