Assessment of the potential for methane gas movement from Victorian landfills

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Assessment of the potential for methane gas movement from Victorian landfills

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria) has completed an assessment of methane gas at Victorian landfills in response to the issues identified at the former Stevenson’s Road (Cranbourne) landfill.
The aim of the assessment was to report on the status of landfill methane management across Victoria, in order to provide community confidence that the issue has been systematically assessed and landfill methane is being adequately managed.
This report provides information on the status of landfill methane management at Victorian landfills. The report includes;
a review of methane management at 260 operating and former landfills
identification of landfills requiring improved methane management controls and the status of works undertaken by the operators/managers of those landfills
identification of opportunities to enhance landfill methane management practices.

Publication Number: 1270

ISBN: 0 7306 7678 1

Category(s): Waste

Number of pages: 15 pages

Price for printed copy
(if applicable), including GST N/A, web-only publication.

Release Date: February, 2009

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The Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria) has completed an assessment of methane gas at Victorian landfills in response to the issues identified at the former Stevenson’s Road (Cranbourne) landfill. The aim of the assessment was to report on the status of landfill methane management across Victoria, in order to provide community confidence that the issue has been systematically assessed and landfill methane is being adequately managed. This report provides information on the status of landfill methane management at Victorian landfills. The report includes; a review of methane management at 260 operating and former landfills identification of landfills requiring improved methane management controls and the status of works undertaken by the operators/managers of those landfills identification of opportunities to enhance landfill methane management practices.
Publication Number:	1270
ISBN:	0 7306 7678 1
Category(s):	Waste
Number of pages:	15 pages
Price for printed copy (if applicable), including GST	N/A, web-only publication.
Release Date:	February, 2009