City of Riverside, Tequesquite Landfill – FID 57769 – Hearing Board Case No. 6157-2 Proposed Variance Conditions
Interim/Regular Variance Case No. 6157-2
City Riverside Tequesquite Landfill (ID: 057769)
1. Petitioner shall expedite, to the maximum extent feasible, the repairs of the landfill gas flare, including the delivery, installation, startup, and testing of the components needed to operate the landfill gas collection system and landfill gas flare in compliance.
2. Petitioner shall, if available, utilize to the maximum extent possible, a temporary or various locations-permitted device for the control of landfill gas for operation during the variance period.
3. Petitioner shall minimize the release of landfill gas to the maximum extent possible.
4. Petitioner shall monitor and sample boundary probes at least every two weeks, the first round of which shall begin no later than 7 days after the variance is granted, using sampling equipment meeting the requirements of Rule 1150.1, Attachment A 1.2 & 3.2 pursuant to sampling procedure requirements of Rule 1150.1, Attachment A 1.3 through
1.6, along the southern border of the landfill located between the landfill and the residences, for Total Organic Compounds (TOC).
5. Petitioner shall monitor and sample ambient air at least every two weeks, the first round of which shall begin no later than 7 days after the variance is granted pursuant to sampling procedure requirements of Rule 1150.1, Attachment A 5.0, along the southern border of the landfill located between the landfill and the residences, to the maximum extent possible, for TOC and Toxic Air Contaminants (TAC) concentrations.
6. Petitioner shall monitor the wellheads to determine the gauge pressure at least every two weeks, the first round of which shall begin no later than 7 days after the variance is granted.
7. Petitioner shall collect integrated landfill surface samples for analysis at least every two weeks as specified in Rule 1150.1 Attachment A 2.0, the first round of which shall begin no later than 7 days after the variance is granted. In the event the Petitioner is unable to sample the landfill surface area or grid due to inaccessibility or dangerous conditions for a technician, Petitioner shall document the date and the conditions that do not allow the sampling of the area or grid.
8. Petitioner shall conduct instantaneous landfill surface monitoring at least monthly as specified in Rule 1150.1, Attachment A 3.0, the first round of which shall begin no later than 14 days after the variance is granted. In the event the Petitioner is unable to monitor the landfill surface area or grid due to inaccessibility or dangerous conditions for a technician, Petitioner shall document the date and the conditions that do not allow the monitoring of the area or grid.
9. Petitioner shall collect landfill gas samples for analysis within 24 hours of the start-up of the landfill gas flare as specified in Rule 1150.1, Attachment A 4.0, and South Coast AQMD Method 307-91.
10. Petitioner shall notify South Coast AQMD by email to Stephen Boggs ([email protected] ), John Anderson ([email protected]), Jack Cheng ([email protected]), and [email protected] within 24 hours of completion of repairs of all components that are damaged or in disrepair of the landfill gas flare and startup of the landfill gas flare.
11. Petitioner shall submit a written report on the progress of the repair of the landfill gas flare starting on the first Friday after the granting of this variance by 5:30pm and weekly thereafter by 5:30pm each Friday by email to Stephen Boggs ([email protected]), John Anderson ([email protected]), Jack Cheng ([email protected]), [email protected], and to the Clerk of the Board at [email protected]. The report shall contain at a minimum the following information:
A. Updates regarding the procurement, delivery, repair/installation of flare components, and startup of the landfill gas flare, and
B. The results of monitoring and sampling performed pursuant to Condition Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9.
12. Petitioner shall perform the required source test on the landfill gas flare within 30 days of completion of repairs of all components that are damaged or in disrepair of the landfill gas flare and startup of the landfill gas flare.
13. Petitioner shall substantiate whether the existing flare burner and replacement flare burner are identical with documentation, such as equipment specifications, make, model, serial number, part number, rating heat input capacity, rated flow capacity, purchase order, photographs of burner nameplates/placards, etc. Such documentation shall be emailed to Stephen Boggs ([email protected]), John Anderson ([email protected]), and Jack Cheng ([email protected]), by 5:30pm October 7, 2022. Petitioner shall submit all necessary complete permit applications, as applicable, that are needed to conduct any physical replacements of equipment by November 1, 2022.
14. Petitioner shall pay all applicable fees to the Clerk of the Board or the variance shall be invalidated pursuant to Rule 303(k), except for excess emissions fees, which shall be paid within twenty-five (25) days of notification in writing that the fees are due, unless otherwise ordered by the Hearing Board.
15. Petitioner shall notify the Clerk of the Hearing Board at [email protected] in writing when final compliance has been achieved.