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Anchor QEA of North Carolina, PLLC ANCHOR
231 Haywood Street
Asheville, North Carolina 28801 QEA
828.281.3350
June 20, 2024
Transmitted via email to [e-mail]
Chad Parker
Director
Jackson County Solid Waste Department
876 Skyland Drive
Sylva, North Carolina 28779
Re: 2024 First Quarter Landfill Gas Screening
Jackson County Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Dear Mr. Parker,
Attached are the quarterly landfill gas measurements collected at the Jackson County Closed
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (Permit No. 50-02) on February 6, 2024, by Anchor QEA of North
Carolina, PLLC. These measurements were taken from the headspace of the landfill gas probes (GPs)
near the perimeter of the landfill (Figure 1) and the air space at various locations within the County
Transit Office, Green Energy Park buildings (Figures 2 and 3), and the Animal Rescue Center
(Figure 4) in accordance with the Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan.'
Landfill Gas Probe Monitoring
Measurements from 27 GPs were collected with a GEM5000 landfill gas monitor (Table 1). This device
records percent methane by volume and the measured percentage of methane's lower explosive
limit (LEL), percent carbon dioxide by volume, and percent oxygen by volume. The following list
summarizes the findings of the current round of measurements (first quarter of 2024) collected from
the GPs (Table 1):
• Methane was detected in two GPs (GP-21 and GP-07) at concentrations ranging from 0.1 % to
0.7% by volume.
• Methane was not detected in the remaining monitored GPs.
During the November 2023 screening event, the highest methane concentration was measured
below the 5.0% limit at 4.5% in GP-05, and the highest methane concentration detected during the
February 2024 monitoring event was 0.7% in GP-07. Anchor QEA understands that recent efforts
have been made to ensure the extraction system remains on when methane is not being used by the
Anchor QEA (Anchor QEA of North Carolina, PLLC), 2017. Landfill Gas Monitoring Plan. Prepared for Jackson County Solid Waste
Department. May 2017.
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Green Energy Park and that this may have resulted in the lower methane concentrations recently
observed.
Ambient and Indoor Air Quality Monitoring
The County Transit Office (Sample IDs 1 through 9 in Table 2 and Figure 2), Green Energy Park
buildings (Sample IDs 1 through 6 and 8 through 14 in Table 3 and Figure 3), and Animal Rescue
Center (Sample IDs A through P in Table 4 and Figure 4) were screened for volatile organic vapor
compounds using a Foxboro Toxic Vapor Analyzer 1000 Flame Ionization Detector (FID), with and
without an activated charcoal filter. The FID readings performed with the charcoal filter allow
methane concentrations to be determined by filtering out other organic vapors. For the Green
Energy Park buildings, the highest filtered organic vapor concentration reading (representing the
methane concentration) was 6.21 parts per million (ppm), measured at a crack in the floor of the
Green Energy Park blacksmith shop area (Sample ID 3; Table 3). For the transit office, the cabinet
space in the women's restroom contained the highest filtered organic vapor concentration of
1.00 ppm (Sample ID 2; Table 2). For the animal shelter, the highest filtered organic vapor
concentration of methane detected was 5.24 ppm in the laundry room behind the washer unit
(Sample ID J, Table 4).
Screening measurements at the County Transit Office, Green Energy Building, and Animal Rescue
Center building continue to yield methane concentrations well below the action level of 25% of
methane's LEL (12,500 ppmz). All methane concentrations measured during the February 2024 event
were well below action levels. Methane will be measured and reported during the next quarterly
landfill gas monitoring event scheduled for May 2024.
Please feel free to call me at [phone] or email me [e-mail] with any
questions or comments.
Sincerely,
Jason Volker, PE, LSS
Managing Engineer
cc: Timm Muth, Green Energy Park
z Anchor QEA 2017.

June 20, 2024
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Attachments
Table 1 Quarterly Landfill Gas Probe Readings
Table 2 County Transit Office — Organic Vapor Analyzer Screening Worksheet
Table 3 Green Energy Park Buildings — Organic Vapor Analyzer Screening Worksheet
Table 4 Animal Rescue Center — Organic Vapor Analyzer Screening Worksheet
Figure 1 Gas Probe Location Map
Figure 2 Methane Monitoring Locations — County Transit Office
Figure 3 Methane Monitoring Locations — Green Energy Park Buildings
Figure 4 Methane Monitoring Locations — Animal Rescue Center

Tables

Table 1
Quarterly Landfill Gas Probe Readings
Name of Person Taking Reading: T. Arrowood Date: 2/6/2024
Weather Conditions: Sunny Ambient Temperature (°F): 32'
Gas Monitoring Equipment: GEM5000 Plus Serial Number: G504951
LFG Probe
Time
% CH4
% CO2
% Oz
Calculated
LEL
(% LEL)
Probe Pressure
or Vacuum
(inches of HZO)
Comments
Exceedance limit:
5.0
--
--
100
GP-01A
14:07
0.0
0.0
20.9
0.0
-0.04
GP-02
14:25
0.0
1.7
18.4
0.0
-0.03
GP-03
14:43
0.0
1.8
18.9
0.0
-0.06
GP-04
14:48
0.0
0.5
20.6
0.0
-0.04
GP-05
13:45
0.0
0.1
20.9
0.0
-0.05
GP-06
11:52
0.0
0.9
19.9
0.0
-0.05
Missing casing lid and lock
GP-07
12:02
0.7
6.4
5.9
14.0
-0.03
GP-08
16:53
0.0
1.4
20.2
0.0
-0.04
Casing buried in dirt and debris
GP-09
12:29
0.0
0.3
19.4
0.0
-0.05
Broken casing lid, buried in dirt and debris
GP-10
17:06
0.0
0.1
21.5
0.0
-0.05
GP-11s
14:37
0.0
0.5
20.6
0.0
-0.06
GP-11 i
14:34
0.0
0.4
20.7
0.0
0
GP-11d
14:30
0.0
0.3
20.6
0.0
-1.61
GP-12s
14:59
0.0
0.1
21.3
0.0
-0.04
GP-12i
15:09
0.0
0.7
20.7
0.0
-0.03
GP-12d
15:03
0.0
0.1
21.4
0.0
-0.07
Probe requires new valve and barb
GP-12d-1
15:07
0.0
0.8
20.0
0.0
0
GP-14s
11:28
0.0
0.1
21.5
0.0
-0.05
GP-14d
11:31
0.0
5.8
15.6
0.0
-0.07
GP-15s
11:39
0.0
3.0
16.8
0.0
-0.05
GP-15i
11:46
0.0
5.3
12.8
0.0
-0.07
Water in casing
GP-15d
11:36
0.0
2.1
18.6
0.0
-0.06
GP-17
12:38
0.0
3.4
18.4
0.0
-0.04
GP-18
12:35
0.0
0.2
19.7
0.0
-0.03
GP-19
13:53
0.0
4.5
16.1
0.0
-0.02
GP-20
15:38
0.0
0.2
21.5
0.0
-0.03
GP-21
15:49
0.1
0.1
21.5
2.0
-0.03
Notes:
All measurements were collected with the intake hose of a GEM5000 Plus landfill gas analyzer at the barbed nipple on the wellhead of the
gas probes, unless otherwise noted. All gas probes were purged for a minimum of 30 seconds before readings were collected.
LFG Probes GP-13d and GP-13s were removed during first quarter 2021 construction; GP-20 and GP-21 installed 1/3/24.
CH4: methane
CO2: carbon dioxide
DNM: did not measure, equipment error
H2O: water
LEL: lower explosive limit
02: oxygen
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Table 2
County Transit Office - Organic Vapor Analyzer Screening Worksheet
Name of Person Taking Readings: T. Arrowood
Date: 2/6/2024
Time: 10:53
Sample ID
Analysis
Unfiltered Tip
Total VOC
(ppm)
Charcoal Filtered Tip
Methane
(ppm)
Sample Description
Exceedance limit:
12,500
Ambient air
PID
-0.66
-0.65
Parking lot
FID
0.24
-0.05
Sharpie lid
PID
-0.63
-0.44
Parking lot
FID
24.17
300.00
1
PID
-0.63
-0.63
Men's restroom (cabinet space)
FID
2.63
-0.28
2
PID
-0.63
-0.63
Women's restroom (cabinet space)
FID
3.84
1.00
3
PID
-0.64
-0.64
Near front corner of building (office)
FID
0.41
-0.31
4
PID
-0.63
-0.63
IT room
FID
0.16
-0.54
5
PID
-0.63
-0.63
Near former plumbing drain
FID
0.42
-0.57
6
PID
-0.51
-0.48
Steel support beam
FID
1.15
0.87
7
PID
-0.51
-0.51
Conduit at steel support beam
FID
1.22
0.72
8
PID
-0.52
-0.51
Conduit at steel support beam
FID
1.08
0.73
9
PID
-0.63
-0.63
Near former floor drain (now carpeted
conference room)
FID
0.46
-0.53
Notes:
PIDread ings not collected due to malfunctioning component in the TVA-1000 unit.
FID: flame ionization detector
PID: photoionization detector
ppm: part per million
VOC: volatile organic compound
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Table 3
Green Energy Park Buildings - Organic Vapor Analyzer Screening Worksheet
Name of Person Taking Readings: T. Arrowood
Date: 2/6/2024
Time: 09:35
Sample ID
Analysis
Unfiltered Tip
Total VOC
(ppm)
Charcoal Filtered Tip
Methane
(ppm)
Sample Description
Exceedance limit:
12,500
Ambient air
PID
-0.66
-0.65
Outside of buildings
FID
0.24
-0.05
Sharpie lid
PID
-0.63
-0.44
Outside of buildings
FID
24.14
300.00
1
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Stained glass area (crack in floor)
FID
1.89
1.01
2
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Blacksmith bathroom
FID
6.01
4.63
3
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Crack in floor (blacksmith shop area)
FID
6.22
6.21
4
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Seam in floor (blacksmith shop area)
FID
6.34
5.14
5
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Storage room in back of blacksmith shop
FID
3.99
3.35
6
PID
-0.65
-0.66
Bathroom (under sink)
FID
1.97
1.28
8
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Corner of gallery (back right from entry
door)
FID
0.82
0.49
9
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Corner of gallery (back left from entry
door)
FID
0.87
0.15
10
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Corner of kiln room (back left from entry
door)
FID
0.60
0.26
11
PID
-0.65
-0.66
Crack in floor of kiln room
FID
0.61
0.04
12
PID
-0.64
-0.65
Seam in floor of glass studio, farthest from
bay door
FID
1.43
0.87
13
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Crack in floor of glass studio
FID
1.28
0.56
14
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Seam in floor of glass studio, closest to bay
door
FID
1.76
1.02
Notes:
PID readings not collected due to malfunctioning component in the TVA-1000 unit.
Sample IDs 7 and 15 were removed during first quarter 2021 construction.
FID: flame ionization detector
NM: not measured
PID: photoionization detector
ppm: part per million
VOC: volatile organic compound
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Table 4
Animal Rescue Center - Organic Vapor Analyzer Screening Worksheet
Name of Person Taking Readings: T. Arrowood
Date: 2/6/24
Time: 10:14
Sample ID
Analysis
Unfiltered Tip
Total VOC
(ppm)
Charcoal Filtered Tip
Methane
(ppm)
Sample Description
Exceedance limit:
12,500
Ambient air
PID
-0.66
-0.65
Outside of buildings
FID
0.24
-0.05
Sharpie lid
PID
-0.63
-0.44
Outside of buildings
FID
24.17
300.00
A
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Room 127 Floor drain
FID
-0.38
-0.50
B
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Room 126
FID
-0.54
-0.57
C
PID
-0.65
-0.66
Hall Sink
FID
-0.12
-0.52
D
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Room 125 floor drain (dog grooming
room)
FID
-0.10
-0.51
E
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Break room
FID
0.35
-0.08
F
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Staff bathroom floor drain
FID
1.25
0.38
G
PID
-0.66
-0.66
Water line (yard hose fitting in wall)
FID
-0.44
-0.83
H
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Water line (yard hose fitting in wall)
FID
-0.12
-0.71
I
PID
-0.63
-0.64
Industrial sink, sink drain
FID
3.52
1.98
J
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Laundry room, behind washer unit
FID
7.39
5.24
K
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Room 113, custodian room floor drain
FID
4.20
1.13
L
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Bathroom; floor drain
FID
-0.03
-0.54
M
_0.65
-0.65
Bathroom; floor drain
FID
N
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Hallway sink drain
FID
7.09
1.88
O
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Boiler room, ambient reading
FID
3.03
1.53
P
PID
-0.65
-0.65
Water fountain
FID
0.54
-0.42
Notes:
PID readings not collected due to malfunctioning component in the TVA-1000 unit.
Sample IDs 7 and 15 were removed during first quarter 2021 construction.
FID: flame ionization detector
NM: not measured
PID: photoionization detector
ppm: part per million
VOC: volatile organic compound
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NOTE:
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