LFG System Design, Monitoring and Management

Salem and Sussex County, NJ
Salem County Solid Waste Landfill

RESPEC has been providing Landfill Gas Management System Engineering and Support to this site for over 15 years.

Project Highlights

  • Provided landfill gas wellfield and surface methane monitoring in accordance with NSPS requirements
  • Developed reports to provide monitoring results and corrective action plans, as needed
  • Evaluated existing gas collection and control system and provided recommendations and design support for increased collection efficiency to maximize available LFG to the sites LFGTE facility
  • Analyzed gas system data and propose operational changes to minimize need for maintenance activities
  • Provided operator training to site personnel for gas well monitoring and adjustments
  • Optimized the gas system performance and improved odor control at the site
  • Evaluated the Gas Management System Header Flow Distribution and provided design recommendations for increase efficiency
  • Provided detailed design for the addition of vertical and horizontal gas collectors and associated collection piping

 

Benefits (Engineering, Economics, & Environment)

  • RESPEC provided sites with monitoring and engineering support to increase LFG collection.
  • RESPEC increased LFG collection to maximize output for each of the sites LFGTE project.
  • RESPEC increased LFG collection at each site which reduced overall fugitive emissions and potential for offsite LFG odors.