Illinois Administrative Code

Section 831.111 Proof of Land Ownership and Certification The permit application must contain a certificate of ownership of the land on which the facility is located or a copy of the lease and its duration. The lease must clearly specify that the property owner authorizes the con…

Section 831.112 Closure Plan The permit application must contain a written closure plan which contains a description of methods for compliance with all closure requirements in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.

Section 831.113 Financial Assurance The permit application must contain methods to ensure financial assurance satisfying the requirements in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.Subpart F.

Section 831.114 Operator-Initiated Modification of an Approved Permit a) To initiate a permit modification authorizing construction, resulting in an increase in capacity or extending the term of the existing permit, the operator shall file a complete permit application, on a form…

Section 831.115 Modification to Obtain Operating Authorization Unless otherwise authorized in the facility permit, prior to placing into service any structure constructed at a facility, the applicant shall obtain an operating authorization as a permit condition. In order to obtai…

Section 831.116 Permit Renewal a) The operator shall submit only that information required pursuant to this Part that has changed since the last permit review by the Agency. b) The operator shall update any groundwater impact assessment, in accordance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.A…

Section 832.101 Scope and Applicability This Part contains the procedures to be followed by the Agency in processing permits required pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Act and 35 Ill. Adm. Code 831. The definitions set forth in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 830.102 apply to this Part.

Section 832.102 Severability If any provision of this Rule is adjudged invalid, or if the application thereof to any person or in any circumstance is adjudged invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of either this Part as a whole or any Subpart, Section, subsection…

Section 832.103 Form and Delivery of Permit Application All permit applications must be made on forms prescribed by the Agency, and must be mailed or delivered to the address designated by the Agency on the forms. The Agency shall provide a dated, signed receipt upon request. The…

Section 832.104 Required Notifications The Agency shall not issue a development or construction permit after December 31, 1990 for any composting facility, unless the applicant has given notice thereof: a) In person or by mail to the members of the General Assembly from the legis…

Section 832.105 Agency Decision Deadlines a) If there is no final action by the Agency within 90 days after the filing of the application for permit, the applicant may deem the permit issued; except that this time period shall be extended to 180 days when notice and opportunity f…

Section 832.106 Standards for Issuance of a Permit a) When the Board has by regulation required a permit for the construction, installation, or operation of any type of facility, equipment, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft, the applicant shall apply to the Agency for such permit and …

Section 832.107 Standards for Denial of a Permit If the Agency denies any permit pursuant to this Section, the Agency shall transmit to the applicant, within the time limitations for Agency decision deadlines, specific, detailed statements as to the reasons the permit application…

Section 832.108 Permit Appeals If the Agency refuses to grant or grants with conditions a permit under Section 39 of the Act, the applicant may, within 35 days, petition for a hearing before the Board to contest the decision of the Agency. (Section 40(a)(1) of the Act.) The petit…

Section 832.109 Permit No Defense The issuance and possession of a permit shall not constitute a defense to a violation of the Act or any Board regulations, except for the development and operation of a facility without a permit.

Section 832.110 Term of Permit No permit issued pursuant to this part shall have a term of more than 5 years.

Section 832.111 Transfer of Permit A permit may be transferred to a new operator only upon permit modification, pursuant to this Part, to identify the new permittee and incorporate other requirements necessary under the Act. The application must be signed by the existing owner or…

Section 832.201 Agency-Initiated Modification of an Approved Permit a) The Agency may modify a permit under the following circumstances: 1) Discovery of a typographical, administrative, or calculation error; 2) Discovery that a determination or condition was based upon false or m…

Section 832.202 Procedures for a Modification of an Approved Permit Application for modification of an approved permit shall be subject to all requirements and time schedules set forth in this Part. SUBPART C: ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES FOR THE RENEWAL OF PERMITS

Section 832.301 Time of Filing An application for renewal of a permit must be filed with the Agency at least 90 days prior to the expiration date of the existing permit.

Section 832.302 Effect of Timely Filing When a permittee has made timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a permit, the existing permit shall continue in full force and effect until the final Agency decision on the application and any final Board decision on any appe…

Section 832.303 Procedures for Permit Renewal Applications for permit renewal are to be subject to the requirements and time schedules set forth in Subpart A of this Part.

Section 840.100 Purpose This Subpart provides for the closure of Ash Pond D located at the Hutsonville Power Station, 15142 East 1900 Avenue, Hutsonville, Crawford County, Illinois.

Section 840.102 Applicability This Subpart applies exclusively to the closure and post-closure care of Ash Pond D, located at the Hutsonville Power Station.

Section 840.104 Definitions Unless otherwise specified, the definitions of the Environmental Protection Act (Act) [415 ILCS 5] apply to this Subpart. The following definitions also apply: "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. "Aquifer" means saturated (with…

Section 840.106 Abbreviations and Acronyms Agency Illinois Environmental Protection Agency CQA Construction Quality Assurance GMZ Groundwater Management Zone Mg\L milligrams per liter NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System TDS total dissolved solids

Section 840.108 Incorporations by Reference a) The Board incorporates the following material by reference: NTIS. National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield VA 22161, (703) 605-6000. "Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes," March 1983, Do…

Section 840.110 Hydrogeologic Site Investigation The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must design and implement a hydrogeologic site investigation to determine the nature and extent of contamination originating from Ash Pond D and to develop hydrogeologic information for the uses …

Section 840.112 Groundwater Monitoring System The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must design and install a groundwater monitoring system that enables it to monitor groundwater to evaluate post-closure groundwater quality and trends and to demonstrate compliance with the applicab…

Section 840.114 Groundwater Monitoring Program The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must develop a groundwater monitoring program that enables it to monitor groundwater to evaluate post-closure groundwater quality both on-site and off-site to demonstrate compliance with Sections 8…

Section 840.116 Groundwater Quality Standards a) On-site, prior to the completion of the post-closure care period, the applicable groundwater quality standards at the Hutsonville site for concentrations of contaminants from Ash Pond D are the concentrations as determined by groun…

Section 840.118 Demonstration of Compliance a) Compliance with the on-site and off-site groundwater quality standards set forth in Sections 840.116(a) and (b) of this Subpart: 1) Compliance with on-site groundwater quality standards will be achieved when no statistically signific…

Section 840.120 Groundwater Collection Trench a) The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must design, install, and, consistent with any applicable wastewater discharge permit conditions, operate a groundwater collection trench along the south property boundary of the Hutsonville Powe…

Section 840.122 Groundwater Discharge System a) Groundwater collected in the groundwater collection trench must be directed to an outfall for which the Hutsonville Power Station has NPDES authorization or to another option as approved by the Agency in the closure plan or post-clo…

Section 840.124 Final Slope and Stabilization a) All final slopes must be designed and constructed to a grade capable of supporting vegetation and minimizing erosion. b) All slopes must be designed to drain runoff away from the cover and to prevent ponding. c) Ash Pond D must mee…

Section 840.126 Final Cover System The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must design and install a final cover system for Ash Pond D. The final cover system must consist of a low permeability layer and a final protective layer. a) Standards for the low permeability layer. The low p…

Section 840.128 Closure Plan a) Within 180 days after January 28, 2011, the owner or operator of Ash Pond D must prepare and submit to the Agency a closure plan for review and approval. b) The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must maintain the closure plan onsite or at a location …

Section 840.130 Contents of Closure Plan The closure plan must contain, at a minimum, the following information or documents: a) Site map. The site map must identify all pertinent features and buildings at the Hutsonville Power Station and must clearly identify the following: 1) …

Section 840.132 Modification of Existing Permits Within 180 days after January 28, 2011, the owner or operator of Ash Pond D must timely submit to the Agency an application to revise any State operating permit or NPDES permit issued by the Agency as required by Sections 840.120 a…

Section 840.134 Completion of Closure, Closure Report and Certification of Completion of Closure a) The owner or operator must complete engineering and design activities for the closure of Ash Pond D within 180 days after January 28, 2011. b) The owner or operator must complete c…

Section 840.136 Post-Closure Maintenance of Cover System The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must maintain the surface of the cover system beginning immediately after construction until approval of the post-closure report by the Agency. a) After closure, and until completion of t…

Section 840.138 Post-Closure Care Plan a) Within 180 days after January 28, 2011, the owner or operator of Ash Pond D must prepare and submit to the Agency a post-closure care plan for review and approval. b) The owner or operator must maintain the post-closure care plan onsite o…

Section 840.140 Contents of Post-Closure Care Plan The post-closure care plan, or modification of the plan, must include, at a minimum, the following elements: a) Description of the post-closure care activities required by Section 840.136 of this Subpart; b) Description of the gr…

Section 840.142 Post-Closure Report and Certification of Completion of Post-Closure Care Plan Post-closure care must continue until a demonstration of compliance with the groundwater quality standards set forth in Section 840.116 has been approved by the Agency. The owner or oper…

Section 840.144 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements a) The owner or operator of Ash Pond D must file an annual report with the Agency no later than January 31 of each year during the closure of Ash Pond D and for the entire post-closure care period. Once the requirements of …

Section 840.146 Construction Quality Assurance Program a) The following components must be constructed according to a construction quality assurance program: 1) Installation of the groundwater collection trench and discharge system required by Sections 840.120 and 840.122 of this…

Section 840.148 Review, Approval, and Modification of Closure Plan and Post-Closure Care Plan The closure plan and post-closure care plan prepared and submitted to the Agency in accordance with Sections 840.128 and 840.138 of this Subpart, and any modifications to those plans, mu…