Illinois Administrative Code

Section 750.203 Local Participation Local government agencies are encouraged to include contingency planning for response consistent with this Plan in all emergency and disaster planning.

Section 750.204 Non-Government Participation a) Industry groups, academic organizations, and others are encouraged to commit resources for response operations. b) It is particularly important to use the valuable technical and scientific information generated by the non-government…

Section 750.301 Response Operations a) The IEPA shall direct State Fund-financed response efforts and coordinate all other State efforts at the scene of a discharge or release. b) The IEPA shall, to the extent practicable under the circumstances, collect pertinent facts about the…

Section 750.302 Emergency Response Unit IEPA shall maintain an Emergency Response Unit with the following capabilities: a) Specialized containment and removal equipment; b) Personnel trained to evaluate, monitor and supervise pollution responses; c) "Initial Aid" response capabil…

Section 750.303 Public Information Assistance IEPA shall provide a means to meet the demand for public information and participation during major responses.

Section 750.304 Communications a) Notice of a release of a hazardous substance in an amount equal to or greater than the reportable quantity shall be made at the earliest practicable moment following discovery of the incident or accident pursuant to the procedures in the IESDA ru…

Section 750.401 General a) This subpart establishes methods and criteria for determining the appropriate extent of response when any hazardous substance is released or there is a substantial threat of such a release into the environment, of any pollutant or contaminant which may …

Section 750.410 Phase I − Discovery or Notification Assessment a) A release may be discovered through: 1) Notification pursuant to a statutory requirement; 2) Investigation by government authorities; 3) Notification of a release by a Federal or State permit holder when required b…

Section 750.420 Phase II − Preliminary Assessment a) A preliminary assessment of a release identified for possible State response should be undertaken by the IEPA. If the reported release potentially requires immediate removal, the preliminary assessment should be done as promptl…

Section 750.430 Phase III − Immediate Removal a) In determining the appropriate extent of action to be taken at a given release, the IEPA shall first review the preliminary assessment to determine if immediate removal action is appropriate. Immediate removal action shall be deeme…

Section 750.440 Phase IV − Evaluation and Determination of Appropriate Response--Planned Removal and Remedial Action a) The purpose of this phase is to determine the appropriate action when the preliminary assessment indicates that further response may be necessary or when IEPA f…

Section 750.450 Phase V − Planned Removal a) Planned removal may be undertaken pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement when the IEPA determines that: 1) There would be a substantial cost savings by continuing a response action with the equipment and resources mobilized fo…

Section 750.460 Phase VI − Remedial Action − General a) Remedial actions taken pursuant to this section are those responses to releases on the State Priorities List that are consistent with permanent remedy to prevent or mitigate the migration of a release of hazardous substances…

Section 750.461 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Funding Requests a) The IEPA will examine available information and determine, based on the factors in Section 750.466 of this section, the type or types of remedial response that may be needed to remedy the release. This scoping will …

Section 750.462 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Initial Remedial Action In some instances, initial remedial measures can and should begin before final selection of an appropriate remedial action if such measures are determined to be feasible and necessary to limit exposure or threat…

Section 750.463 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Source Control Remedial Action Source control remedial actions may be appropriate if a substantial concentration of hazardous substances remain at or near the area where they were originally located and inadequate barriers exist to ret…

Section 750.464 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Off-Site Remedial Action In some situations it may be appropriate to take action (referred to as off-site remedial actions) to minimize and mitigate the migration of hazardous substances and the effects of such migration. Theses action…

Section 750.465 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Remedial Investigation A remedial investigation should be undertaken by the IEPA (or responsible party if the responsible party will be developing a clean-up proposal) to determine the nature and extent of the problem presented by the …

Section 750.466 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Development of Alternatives Development of Alternatives. A limited number of alternatives should be developed for either source control or off-site remedial actions (or both) depending upon the type of response that has been identified…

Section 750.467 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Initial Screening of Alternatives Initial Screening of Alternatives. The alternatives developed under Section 750.466 will be subjected to an initial screening to narrow the list of potential remedial actions for further detailed analy…

Section 750.468 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Detailed Analysis of Alternatives a) A more detailed evaluation will be conducted of the limited number of alternatives that remain after the initial screening in Section 750.467; b) The detailed analysis of each alternative should inc…

Section 750.469 Phase VI − Remedial Action − Extent of Remedy a) The appropriate extent of remedy shall be determined by the IEPA's selection of the remedial alternative which it determines is cost-effective (i.e. the lowest cost alternative that is technologically feasible and r…

Section 750.470 Phase VII − Documentation and Cost Recovery During all phases, documentation shall be collected and maintained to support all actions taken under this Plan, and to form the basis for cost recovery. In general, documentation should be sufficient to provide the sour…

Section 750.480 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Air Emissions Controls The control of volatile gaseous compounds should address both lateral movement and atmospheric emissions. Before gas migration controls can be properly installed, field measurements to determine gas …

Section 750.481 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Surface Water Controls These are remedial techniques designed to reduce waste infiltration and to control runoff at release areas. They also serve to reduce erosion and to stabilize the surface of covered sites. These type…

Section 750.482 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Groundwater Controls Groundwater pollution is a particularly serious problem because, once an aquifer has been contaminated, the resource cannot usually be cleaned without the expenditure of great time, effort and resource…

Section 750.483 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Contaminated Water and Sewer Lines Sanitary sewers and municipal water mains located down gradient from hazardous waste disposal sites may become contaminated by infiltration of leachate or polluted ground water through cr…

Section 750.484 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Treatment Technologies − Gaseous Emissions Treatment Gases from waste disposal sites frequently contain malodorous and toxic substances, and thus require treatment before releases to the atmosphere. There are two basic typ…

Section 750.485 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Treatment Technologies − Direct Waste Treatment Methods In most cases, these techniques can be considered long-term permanent solutions. Many of these direct treatment methods are not fully developed and the applications a…

Section 750.486 Engineering Methods for On-Site Actions − Treatment Technologies − Contaminated Soils and Sediments In some cases where it can be shown to be cost-effective, contaminated sediments and soils will be treated on the site. Technologies available include: a) Incinerat…

Section 750.490 Methods for Remedying Releases − Off-Site Transport for Storage, Treatment, Destruction, or Secure Disposition a) General − Off-site transport or storage, treatment, destruction, or secure disposition off-site may be provided in cases where IEPA determines that su…

Section 750.492 Methods of Remedying Releases − Provision of Alternative Water Supplies Alternative water supplies can be provided in several ways: a) Provision of individual treatment units; b) Provision of water distribution system; c) Provision of new wells in a new location o…

Section 750.494 Methods of Remedying Releases − Relocation Permanent relocation of residents, businesses, and community facilities may be provided where it is determined that human health is in danger and that alone or in combination with other measures, relocation would be cost-…

Section 750.496 Worker Health and Safety IEPA personnel should be aware of hazards, due to a release of hazardous substances, to human health and safety and exercise great caution in allowing civilian or government personnel into an affected area until the nature of the release h…

Section 750.501 General a) The IEPA may authorize the use of dispersants and other chemicals on oil spills; provided, however, that such dispersants and other chemicals must be on the list of accepted dispersants prepared by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursu…

Section 807.101 Authority, Policy and Purposes Pursuant to the authority contained in Sections 5, 22 and 27 of the Environmental Protection Act, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 111½, pars. 1001, et seq., "the Act") and consistent with the policy and purposes expressed in Section 20 (I…

Section 807.102 Repeals These rules and regulations replace and supersede Rules and Regulations for Refuse Disposal Sites and Facilities, adopted by the Illinois Department of Public Health on March 22, 1966 and continuing in effect pursuant to Section 49(c) of the Act "Until rep…

Section 807.103 Severability If any provision of these regulations or the application thereof to any person or in any circumstance is adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of these Regulations as a whole or of any part thereof not adjudged invalid.

Section 807.104 Definitions Except as hereinafter stated, and unless a different meaning of a word or term is clear from its context, the definitions of words or terms as are used in this Part shall be the same as those used in the Environmental Protection Act. "Abandonment" mean…

Section 807.105 Relation to Other Rules a) Persons and facilities regulated pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 700 through 749 are not subject to the requirements of this Part or of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 811 through 817. However, if such a facility also contains one or more units used sol…

Section 807.201 Development Permits Subject to such exemption as expressly provided in Section 21(e) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 111½, par. 1021(e)) of the Act as to the requirement of obtaining a permit, no person shall cause or allow the development of any new solid waste manage…

Section 807.202 Operating Permits a) New Solid Waste Management Sites. Subject to such exemption as expressly provided in Section 21(e) of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1982, ch. 111½, par. 1021(e)) as to the requirement of obtaining a permit, no person shall cause or allow the use or…

Section 807.203 Experimental Permits a) To best aid the improvement of solid waste management technology, the Agency may issue Experimental Permits for processes or techniques that do not satisfy the standards for issuance set forth in Section 807.207, if the applicant can provid…

Section 807.204 Former Authorization a) The issuance of any authorization to operate a solid waste management site prior to July 1, 1970 from any person does not excuse compliance with the requirements for obtaining an Operating Permit. b) The issuance of an Operating Permit by t…

Section 807.205 Applications for Permit a) All applications for permit required under these regulations shall contain all data and information specified in those rules governing the type of unit or site for which the permit is required. b) The Agency may adopt procedures requirin…

Section 807.206 Permit Conditions a) As provided by Sections 39(a) and 21(d) of the Act, the Agency may impose such conditions in a permit as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Act, and as are not inconsistent with Regulations promulgated by the Board thereunder, …

Section 807.207 Standards for Issuance The Agency shall not grant any permit, except an Experimental Permit under Section 807.203 unless the applicant submits adequate proof that the solid waste management site: a) will be developed, modified, or operated so as not to cause a vio…