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ACUA president says gas-collection upgrades, capping bid and RNG plan will reduce emissions but not immediately eliminate odors
Summary
Matthew Tahoe, president of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority, told the Board of Commissioners that expanded gas wells, a planned 16-acre capping project advertised for bids and a renewable natural gas facility due in 2025 should improve collection and cut emissions, though odors may persist in some conditions.
Atlantic County Utilities Authority President Matthew Tahoe told the Atlantic County Board of Commissioners on the meeting that ACUA has expanded gas-collection infrastructure and is preparing a 16-acre landfill capping project and a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility intended to cut emissions by converting methane for pipeline use.
"We have over a 110 gas wells in our entire site," Tahoe said, describing a system of headers and wells across the 102-acre site and a recent push to redrill more than 30 wells and add nearly a half-mile of 18-inch header pipeline. He said the work is meant to increase vacuum and collection efficiency so gas is captured rather than migrating off-site.
Tahoe said heavy rain triggered unusually high gas production earlier in the year; crews…
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