Webinar: Understanding Emissions Monitoring Requirements for California's LMR
- rreale5
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
In this webinar, Sniffer Robotics presents CARB's new LMR, and what impact it will have on emissions monitoring for California landfill operators including:
Contact Rob for budgetary pricing
Understanding How the LMR Impacts Landfill Monitoring
Overview of Technologies for Monitoring Previously Exempted Areas
How to Get Budgetary Guidance
What Can be Done in Advance to Ease the Burden on Operators
See below for a slideshow version
California Landfill Operators Face Increasing Methane Compliance Requirements
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) continues to advance methane reduction efforts through the California Landfill Methane Regulation (LMR), one of the most comprehensive landfill methane compliance programs in North America. The regulation requires landfill operators to conduct routine methane surface emissions monitoring, identify exceedances, perform timely repairs, and maintain detailed records demonstrating compliance.
As CARB's Landfill Methane Rule evolves, operators are facing several challenges:
Monitoring steep landfill side slopes and hazardous terrain
Inspecting geomembrane-covered areas safely and consistently
Locating methane leaks before they exceed CARB action thresholds
Reducing the risk of Notices of Violation (NOVs) and enforcement actions
Managing increasingly detailed reporting and documentation requirements
Improving landfill gas collection system (GCCS) performance
The webinar's discussion on drone-based methane detection, aerial methane surveys, satellite methane monitoring, and advanced methane quantification technologies aligns closely with the direction many California landfill operators are taking to improve compliance and operational efficiency.
Advanced monitoring technologies can help facilities:
Improve CARB LMR compliance monitoring programs
Detect landfill methane leaks more quickly
Verify landfill gas collection system effectiveness
Support methane emissions reduction initiatives
Reduce labor-intensive walking surveys
Enhance safety on steep slopes and active disposal areas
Generate defensible methane emissions data
With California continuing to lead methane reduction policy in the waste sector, technologies that provide faster leak detection, improved emissions visibility, and streamlined compliance reporting are becoming increasingly valuable tools for landfill operators throughout the state.
For operators subject to the California Landfill Methane Regulation, the industry's transition toward integrated monitoring approaches—including ground-based surveys, drone methane monitoring, aerial inspections, and satellite observations—represents a significant opportunity to improve compliance while reducing operational risk.
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