Q-2, r. 35.5 - Regulation respecting landfill methane reclamation and destruction projects eligible for the issuance of offset credits

Schedule Disposition versions

2021-07-15

APPENDIX D

(ss. 20, 21, 24 and 35)

MONITORING PARAMETERS

Parameter	Description of parameter	Unit of measurement	Method	Frequency of measurement	Equation #
ACZ	Area of the landfill site zone that is filled and covered by a geomembrane	Square metre	Measured	At the start of each reporting period	3
ANCZ	Area of the landfill site zone that is operating and not covered by a geomembrane under final cover	Square metre	Measured	At the start of each reporting period	3
VLGi,t	Corrected volume of landfill gas sent to reclamation or destruction device i, during time interval t	Cubic metre at standard conditions	Measured	Continuous and recorded at least every 15 minutes or totalized as an average at least daily	6
CCH4,t	Average concentration of CH4 in landfill gas during time interval t	Cubic metre of CH4 per cubic metre of landfill gas at standard conditions	Measured	Continuous and recorded at least every 15 minutes and totalized as an average at least daily	6
COE-CH4	Average CH4 concentration of gas entering the biological oxidation destruction device	In cubic metres of CH4 per cubic metre of landfill gas	Measured	Continuous	7
COo-CH4	Average CH4 concentration of gas leaving the biological oxidation destruction device	In cubic metres of CH4 per cubic metre of landfill gas	Measured	Continuous	7
VLGuncorrected	Uncorrected volume of landfill gas captured for the given time interval	Cubic metre	Measured	Only where flow data are not adjusted at standard conditions	8
T	Temperature of landfill gas	°C	Measured	Continuous	8
P	Pressure of landfill gas	KPa	Measured	Continuous	8
CFf	Total fossil fuels f consumed	Kilogram (solid) Cubic metre at standard conditions (gas) Litres (liquid)	Calculated using purchasing register for fossil fuels	At each reporting period	9
N/A	Annual tonnage of residual materials	Metric tonnes	Calculated using operating logs	Annual	N/A
N/A	Operating status of reclamation or destruction devices	Degree Celsius or other, in accordance with this Division	Measured for each reclamation or destruction device	Hourly	N/A
N/A	Operating status of thermocouple or monitoring device for a reclamation or destruction device		Measured	At least hourly for a thermocouple and to be determined for other monitoring devices	N/A

M.O. 2021-06-11, App. D.

Not in force

APPENDIX D

(ss. 20, 21, 24 and 35)

MONITORING PARAMETERS

Parameter	Description of parameter	Unit of measurement	Method	Frequency of measurement	Equation #
ACZ	Area of the landfill site zone that is filled and covered by a geomembrane	Square metre	Measured	At the start of each reporting period	3
ANCZ	Area of the landfill site zone that is operating and not covered by a geomembrane under final cover	Square metre	Measured	At the start of each reporting period	3
VLGi,t	Corrected volume of landfill gas sent to reclamation or destruction device i, during time interval t	Cubic metre at standard conditions	Measured	Continuous and recorded at least every 15 minutes or totalized as an average at least daily	6
CCH4,t	Average concentration of CH4 in landfill gas during time interval t	Cubic metre of CH4 per cubic metre of landfill gas at standard conditions	Measured	Continuous and recorded at least every 15 minutes and totalized as an average at least daily	6
COE-CH4	Average CH4 concentration of gas entering the biological oxidation destruction device	In cubic metres of CH4 per cubic metre of landfill gas	Measured	Continuous	7
COo-CH4	Average CH4 concentration of gas leaving the biological oxidation destruction device	In cubic metres of CH4 per cubic metre of landfill gas	Measured	Continuous	7
VLGuncorrected	Uncorrected volume of landfill gas captured for the given time interval	Cubic metre	Measured	Only where flow data are not adjusted at standard conditions	8
T	Temperature of landfill gas	°C	Measured	Continuous	8
P	Pressure of landfill gas	KPa	Measured	Continuous	8
CFf	Total fossil fuels f consumed	Kilogram (solid) Cubic metre at standard conditions (gas) Litres (liquid)	Calculated using purchasing register for fossil fuels	At each reporting period	9
N/A	Annual tonnage of residual materials	Metric tonnes	Calculated using operating logs	Annual	N/A
N/A	Operating status of reclamation or destruction devices	Degree Celsius or other, in accordance with this Division	Measured for each reclamation or destruction device	Hourly	N/A
N/A	Operating status of thermocouple or monitoring device for a reclamation or destruction device		Measured	At least hourly for a thermocouple and to be determined for other monitoring devices	N/A

M.O. 2021-06-11, App. D.