68Flares for treating landfill gas

68 Flares for treating landfill gas

68 Flares for treating landfill gas

The occupier of premises must ensure an enclosed ground-level flare on the premises for the treatment of landfill gas is operated—

(a) in a way that ensures—

(i) the time between landfill gas entering and exiting the flare is more than 0.6 seconds, and

(ii) the temperature for the combustion of landfill gas by the flare is more than 760°C, or

(b) in another way that ensures that the destruction efficiency of the flare, in relation to landfill gas entering the flare, is more than 98%.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—400 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—200 penalty units.