Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

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The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) will hold an informational meeting Tuesday, October 18, 2016 in Albuquerque regarding the Emission Guidelines for Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) July 15, 2016 and published August 29, 2016. This meeting will focus on the requirements of the new Emission Guidelines, including applicability, emission thresholds, control requirements, monitoring, reporting and recordkeeping. NMED intends to revise its implementing State Plan, as required by EPA. This will involve revising 20.2.64 NMAC - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and submitting an emissions inventory to EPA. A public hearing with the Environmental Improvement Board will be required.

Please join us:

Who:      NMED and Landfill owners, operators and permitting officials

What:     Informational Meeting regarding Emission Guidelines for Existing Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, 40 CFR Part 60 Subpart Cf

When:    Tuesday, October 18, 2016  12:30 - 1:30 pm

Where:   New Mexico Environment Department, District 1 Office (Sandia Conference Room), 121 Tijeras Ave. NE, Albuquerque, NM  87102

To obtain a copy of the rule published August 29, 2016, visit the Federal Register online. For an informational fact sheet regarding the new Emission Guidelines and the New Source Performance Standards, visit EPA's web site on MSW Landfills.

 For planning purposes, please RSVP by Monday, October 17, 2016 to Cindy Hollenberg (contact information below).


 For additional information concerning this bulletin, please contact Cindy Hollenberg, Air Quality Bureau, (505) 476-4356, cindy.hollenberg@state.nm.us.