<html> <head> <title>Rule 74:27:12:20 Methane gas systems.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 74:27:12:20"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 74:27:12:20 Methane gas systems."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>74:27:12:20.&nbsp;&nbsp;Methane gas systems.</b> The secretary may require an applicant to incorporate a methane gas control system into the design of the facility. Methane gas must be controlled as necessary to avoid posing a hazard to occupants of adjacent property and to prevent lateral migration of the gas.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Methane gas control systems must be designed to prevent fires and explosions due to accumulation of methane concentrations on and off the site of the facility, damage to vegetation on final cover of closed units, and objectionable odors. The applicant shall install systems to reduce pressure in the interior of the landfill by collecting the gases to prevent them from moving laterally.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The secretary shall approve design and construction details, including locations of collection pipes, pathways, or vents case by case. Methane gas systems may not interfere with or cause failure of the liner system.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 17 SDR 8, effective July 26, 1990; 19 SDR 186, effective June 10, 1993.</font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.6">34A-6-1.6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=34A-6-1.6">34A-6-1.6.</A></font></p> <p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p> </div> </body> </html>