Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Control of Landfill Gas Emissions from Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
air-emissions · Rule · Published 1999-03-17 · Effective 1999-04-16 · PA · 64 FR 13075
Document
Document number
99-6500
Federal Register citation
64 FR 13075
CFR reference
40 CFR 62
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
air-emissions
Publication date
1999-03-17
Effective date
1999-04-16
State
PA
EPA docket
PA-107-4066c
Abstract
EPA is approving a municipal solid waste landfill (MSW) 111(d) plan submitted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) on behalf of the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for the purpose of controlling MSW landfill gas emissions from existing facilities. The plan was submitted to fulfill requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Allegheny County plan establishes landfill gas emissions limits for existing MSW landfills, and provides for the implementation and enforcement of those limits.