Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), Emission Guidelines (EG) and Compliance Times
Rule Summary
On August 29, 2016, EPA announced final updates to its New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) to reduce emissions of methane-rich landfill gas from new, modified and reconstructed municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. In a separate action, EPA also issued guidelines for reducing emissions from existing MSW landfills. Both actions are part of the President’s Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions.
Rule History
08/29/2016 – Final Rule (New Source Performance Standards - 80 FR 59332)
08/29/2016 – Final Rule (Emission Guidelines - 80 FR 59276)
08/27/2015 – Supplemental Proposal (New Source Performance Standards - 80 FR 52162)
08/27/2015 – Proposed Rule (Emission Guidelines - 80 FR 52100)
07/17/2014 – Proposed Rule (79 FR 41771)
09/08/2006 – Proposed Rule; amendments (71 FR 53272)
05/23/2002 – Proposed Rule (67 FR 36476)
10/17/2000 – Final Rule; testing amendments (65 FR 61744)
04/10/2000 – Final Rule; technical corrections (65 FR 18906)
11/08/1999 – Final Rule (64 FR 60689)
02/24/1999 – Final Rule; technical amendments and corrections (64 FR 9258)
12/16/1998 – Proposed Rule (63 FR 69363)
06/16/1998 – Direct Final Rule (63 FR 32743)
11/13/1997 – Proposed Settlement; Municipal Solid Waste Landfills NSPS and EG Litigation (62 FR 60898)
03/12/1996 – Final Rule (61 FR 9905)
06/21/1993 – Supplemental Notice (58 FR 33790)
05/30/1991 – Proposed Rule (56 FR 24468)
Additional Resources
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: Proposed and Final Air Regulation Fact Sheets
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Economic Impact Analysis for the Proposed New Subpart to the New Source Performance Standards (For the 2014 Proposed Rule)
Municipal Waste Landfills Background Information Document For Federal Plan, Public Comments And Responses (For the 1999 Rule)
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Volume 1 Summary Of The Requirements For The New Source Performance Standards and Emission Guidelines For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Final (For the 1998 Rule)
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills, Volume 2 Summary Of The Requirements For Section 111(d) State Plans For Implementing The Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Emission Guidelines (For the 1998 Rule)
Air Emissions From Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Background Information For Final Standards and Guidelines (For the 1996 Final Rule)
Air Emissions From Municipal Solid Waste Landfills - Background Information for Proposed Standards and Guidelines (For the 1991 Proposed Rule)
View the supporting documents in the docket folder to find additional related documents to the new source performance standards.
View the supporting documents in the docket folder to find additional related documents to the emission guidelines and compliance times.
Related Rules
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
Compliance
Applicability Determination Index (ADI). The ADI is maintained by EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) and provides a data base of memoranda dealing with applicability issues. The database is searchable by Subpart.
Example Moisture Mass Balance Calculations for Bioreactor Landfills