ARM’s assisted Howard County's Alpha Ridge Landfill with fulfilling requirements as set forth by the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) to complete verification services which enabled Howard County to trade Greenhouse Gas (GHG) credits on the CCX.
Project Highlights
To fully summarize the eligibility of Howard County to participate in CCX programs, ARM verified the following information:
Flow Meters
The instruments and their installation conform to appropriate flow meter protocols
The project must have the proper flow meter performance and maintenance records
The instrument maintenance and the inspection, cleaning, and flow verification of the instruments must be in accordance with CCX project protocols
ARM confirmed that the records of gas flows to the control device (i.e. type of flow meter, data and location of flow meter installation, dates and results of flow meter calibration, etc.) are retained and available for further potential audit.
Methane Concentration Measurements
The methane concentration measurement methods must conform to CCX protocols
The instrument calibration procedures must conform to CCX protocols
The frequency of recording of methane concentrations must conform to CCX protocols