1202_BurkeCountyEast_LFGMethaneExceedance_DIN26846_20160824

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August 24, 2016

Mr. Chris Hollifield
Burke County
General Services Director/County Engineer
P.O. Box 219
Morganton, NC 28680

RE: Burke County, East Burke Landfill,
Permit Number 12-02
Landfill Gas Monitoring Report – Third Quarter 2016
JOYCE Project No. 277.1601.12, Task 04

Dear Mr. Hollifield;

The purpose of this letter is to provide you with the results for the third quarter 2016 landfill gas
monitoring event at the closed East Burke Landfill. This was the fifth landfill gas monitoring event for
this facility. Gas probes GP-1, GP-2, GP-3, GP-4, GP-5, and GP-6, which were installed in June 2015,
were monitored on May 19, 2016. During the August 2016 monitoring event, methane was detected
above the lower explosive limit (LEL) in gas probes GP-1, GP-3, and GP-4. No exceedances were
recorded for any of the other probes. These results are consistent with previous results.

Tables 1 and 2 summarize the methane detections and exceedances for this event, and the
attached Landfill Gas Monitoring Log presents the more detailed results. A site map showing the gas
probe locations is also attached. We have included an EMRF and will forward a copy of this report to
Jaclynne Drummond with the NCDEQ Solid Waste Section. This report should be added to the
facility’s records.

A Landfill Gas Remediation Plan for this facility was submitted on September 14, 2015, and
was approved on September 18, 2015. As proposed, the three passive landfill gas vents were installed
on the site on May 19, 2016. A replacement probe for GP-1, GP-1B, was installed on June 28, 2016.
Due to an oversight GP-1B was not monitored on August 23; however, it will be monitored in the near
future. The next quarterly monitoring event is tentatively scheduled for December 2016. If we can
provide any additional information, please do not hesitate to call me at [phone].

Sincerely,
JOYCE ENGINEERING

Van Burbach, Ph.D., P.G.
Sr. Technical Consultant
Attachments
cc: Jaclynne Drummond, NCDEQ
Permit # 12-02
LFG
Probe
CH4
(%Vol.)
CH4
(%LEL)
GP-1 21.3 426
GP-3 41.9 838
GP-4 55.4 1108
LFG
Probe
CH4
(%Vol.)
CH4
(%LEL)
GP-1 21.3 426
GP-3 41.9 838
GP-4 55.4 1108
CH4 = Methane
%Vol. = Concentration in pecent-by-volume.
%LEL = Concentration as a percent of the LEL.
LEL = Lower Explosive Limit = 5%Vol.
Table 2: Methane Exceedances -August 23, 2016
Table 1: Methane Detections - August 23, 2016
Burke Co. - East Burke Landfill
Burke Co., East Burke Landfill
Permit # 12-02 Joyce Engineering
Landfill Gas Monitoring Data Form
Facility Name:East Burke Landfill, Burke County Permit Number:12-02
Date of Sampling: Personnel: G. Eller / JOYCE
Gas Monitor Type & Serial Number:GEM 2000 (SN 08551\06)Calibration Date:
Field Calibration Date & Time: Calibration Gas: 15% Vol. CH4, exp. 6-18
General Weather Conditions: Sunny 80's Barometer :
GP-1 Y 0857 +0.6 60 21.3 426 100
GP-2 Y 0821 +0.3 60 0.0 0 100
GP-3 Y 0817 +0.4 60 41.9 838 100
GP-4 Y 0828 +0.6 60 55.4 1108 100
GP-5 Y 0834 +0.5 60 0.0 0 100
GP-6 Y 0840 -0.1 60 0.0 0 100
Abbreviations: GP = Gas Probe.CH4 = Methane.
In-Wg = Inches of water column.LEL = Lower Explosive Limit.
In-Hg = Inches of mercury.(LEL for methane = 5%Vol. at standard temperature & pressure.)
NOTE: This was the fifth monitoring event for these probes, which were installed in June 2015.
Time
Pumped
(sec.)
CH4
Limit
(%LEL)
Jan-16
29.09 In-Hg
8/23/2016 6:50
CH4
(%LEL)Notes
August 23, 2016
Location or LFG
Well ID
Instr.
Purged?
Probe
Pressure
(In-Wg)
CH4
(%Vol.)Time