Environmental Review Report Brown Station Road Landfill Landfill Gas to EnergyProject

摘要

In September 2000, the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) granted princeGeorge's County a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to replace four existing engine-driven gas compressors with three larger, electric motor-driven gas compressors. The new combustion engines, with a total generating capacity of 4.2 Megawatts (MW), will be installed in a new generator building adjacent to an existing compressor building at the landfill site. The older engines will be permanently retired. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) coordinating with other State agencies, performed this environmental review of the Brown Station Road Landfill Gas to Energy Project during the PSC licensing process, pursuant to Section 3-304 of the Natural Resources Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The environmental review was conducted to evaluate the potential impacts to environmental and cultural resources from the proposed power plant expansion. This report describes PPRP's evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the Brown Station Road facility, summarizes the results of these evaluations, and presents recommendations for license conditions which have been incorporated into Brown Station's CPCN.