Part 1817: PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS – UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS

Section 1817.59 Coal Recovery Underground mining activities shall be conducted so as to maximize the utilization and conservation of the coal, while utilizing the best technology currently available to maintain environmental integrity, so that reaffecting the land in the future t…

Section 1817.61 Use of Explosives: General Requirements a) Sections 1817.61 through 1817.68 apply only to surface blasting activities incident to undergoing mining, including, but not limited to, initial rounds of slopes and shafts that are within 50 vertical feet of the original…

Section 1817.62 Use of Explosives: Pre-Blasting Survey a) At least 30 days before initiation of blasting in a permit area, the operator shall notify, in writing, all residents or owners of structures located within one-half mile of the permit area how to request a pre-blast or co…

Section 1817.64 Use of Explosives: General Performance Standards a) The operator shall notify, in writing, residents within 1/2 mile of the blasting site, the Department, and local governments of the proposed times and locations of blasting operations. Such notice of times that b…

Section 1817.65 Use of Explosives: Surface Blasting Requirements (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.66 Use of Explosives: Blasting Signs, Warnings, and Access Control a) Blasting signs shall meet the specifications of Section 1817.11. The operator shall: 1) Conspicuously display signs reading "Blasting Site" along the edge of any blasting site that comes within 100…

Section 1817.67 Use of Explosives: Control of Adverse Effects a) Blasting shall be conducted to prevent injury to persons, damage to public or private property outside the permit area, adverse impacts on any underground mine, and change in the course, channel or availability of g…

Section 1817.68 Use of Explosives: Records of Blasting Operations a) A record of each blast, including seismograph reports, shall be retained by the operator for at least three (3) years and shall be available for inspection by the Department and the public on request. The record…

Section 1817.71 Disposal of Excess Spoil: General Requirements a) Excess spoil shall be placed in designated disposal areas within a permit area, in a controlled manner to: 1) Minimize the adverse effects of leachate and surface water runoff from the fill on surface and ground wa…

Section 1817.72 Disposal of Excess Spoil: Valley Fills/Head-of-Hollow Fills Valley fills and head-of-hollow-fills shall meet all of the requirements of Section 1817.71 and the additional requirements of this Section. a) Drainage control. 1) The top surface of the completed fill s…

Section 1817.73 Disposal of Underground Development Waste and Excess Spoil: Head-of-Hollow Fills (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.74 Disposal of Excess Spoil: Durable Rock Fills The Department may approve the alternative method of disposal of excess durable rock spoil by gravity placement in single or multiple lifts, provided the following conditions are met: a) Except as provided in this Secti…

Section 1817.75 Disposal of Excess Spoil: Preexisting Benches a) The Department may approve the disposal of excess spoil through placement on preexisting benches, provided that all the standards set forth in Section 1817.71(a), (b)(1), (d) through (i) and the requirements of this…

Section 1817.81 Coal Mine Waste: General Requirements a) All coal mine waste shall be placed in new or existing disposal areas approved by the Department for this purpose. These areas shall be within a permit area. Coal mine waste shall be placed in a controlled manner to: 1) Min…

Section 1817.82 Coal Processing Waste Banks: Site Inspection (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.83 Coal Mine Waste: Refuse Piles Refuse piles shall meet the requirements of Section 1817.81, the additional requirements of this Section, and the requirements of 30 CFR 77.214 and 77.215 (1989). 30 CFR 77.214 and 77.215 (1989) do not include any later amendments or …

Section 1817.84 Coal Mine Waste: Impounding Structures New and existing impounding structures constructed of coal mine waste or intended to impound coal mine waste shall meet the requirements of Section 1817.81. a) Coal mine waste shall not be used for construction of impounding …

Section 1817.85 Coal Processing Waste Banks: Construction Requirements (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.86 Coal Processing Waste: Burning (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.87 Coal Mine Waste: Burning and Burned Waste Utilization a) Coal mine waste fires shall be extinguished by the person who conducts the underground mining activities, in accordance with a plan approved by the Department and the Mine Safety and Health Administration. T…

Section 1817.88 Coal Processing Waste: Return to Underground Workings (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.89 Disposal of Noncoal Mine Wastes a) Noncoal mine wastes including, but not limited to, grease, lubricants, paints, flammable liquids, garbage, abandoned mining machinery, timber, and other combustible materials generated during underground mining activities shall b…

Section 1817.91 Coal Processing Waste: Dams and Embankments: General Requirements (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.92 Coal Processing Waste: Dams and Embankments: Site Preparation (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.93 Coal Processing Waste: Dams and Embankments: Design and Construction (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.94 Coal Processing Waste: Time Requirement for Completion of Covering (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8250, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1817.95 Stabilization of Surface Areas a) All exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to control erosion and air pollution attendant to erosion in accordance with Section 1817.45(a). b) Rills and gullies, greater than nine (9) inches, which form in areas t…

Section 1817.97 Protection of Fish, Wildlife and Related Environmental Values a) The operator shall, to the extent possible using the best technology currently available, minimize disturbances and adverse impacts of the activities on fish, wildlife, and related environmental valu…

Section 1817.99 Slides and Other Damage At any time a slide occurs which may have a potential adverse effect on public property, health, safety, or the environment, the person who conducts the underground mining activities shall notify the Department by the fastest available mean…