Illinois Administrative Code

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Section 1817.65 Use of Explosives: Surface Blasting Requirements (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill.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…

Section 1819.1 Scope This Part sets forth environmental protection performance standards for surface coal mining and reclamation operations involving auger mining. (Source: Amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 8501, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1819.11 Auger Mining: General a) Auger mining operations shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816 except as provided in this Part. b) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department) shall prohibit auger mining, if necessar…

Section 1819.13 Auger Mining: Coal Recovery a) Auger mining shall be conducted so as to maximize the utilization and conservation of the coal in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.59. b) Auger mining shall be planned and conducted to maximize recoverability of mineral reserve…

Section 1819.15 Auger Mining: Hydrological Balance a) Auger mining shall be planned and conducted to minimize disturbances of the prevailing hydrologic balance in accordance with the requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.41 and 1816.42. b) All auger holes, except as provided in …

Section 1819.17 Auger Mining: Subsidence Protection Auger mining shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1817.121(a) and (c). (Source: Added at 11 Ill. Reg. 8501, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1819.19 Auger Mining: Backfilling and Grading a) Auger mining shall be conducted in accordance with the backfilling and grading requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.102 and 1816.104 through 1816.106. b) Where auger mining operations affect previously mined areas that we…

Section 1819.2 Objectives (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 11 Ill. Reg. 8501, effective July 1, 1987)

Section 1819.21 Auger Mining: Protection of Underground Mining Auger holes shall not extend closer than five hundred (500) feet (measured horizontally) to any abandoned or active underground mine workings, except as approved in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.79. (Source: …

Section 1823.1 Scope This Part sets forth special environmental protection performance, reclamation, and design standards for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland. (Source: Amended at 22 Ill. Reg. 20131, effective November 5, 1998)

Section 1823.11 Prime Farmland: Applicability The requirements of this Section shall not apply to: a) Coal preparation plants, support facilities, and roads of underground mines that are actively used over extended periods of time and where uses affect minimal amount of land. Suc…

Section 1823.12 Prime Farmland: Soil Removal a) Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland shall be conducted to: 1) Separately remove the entire A horizon or other suitable soil materials which will create a final soil having an equal or greater productive …

Section 1823.13 Prime Farmland: Soil Stockpiling If not utilized immediately, the A horizon or other suitable soil materials specified in Section 1823.12(a)(1) and the B horizon or other suitable soil materials specified in Section 1823.12(a)(2) and (a)(3) shall be stored separat…

Section 1823.14 Prime Farmland: Soil Replacement Surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland shall be conducted according to the following: a) Requirements 1) The minimum depth of soil and soil material to be reconstructed for prime farmland shall be 48 inche…

Section 1823.15 Prime Farmland: Revegetation Each person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland regardless of whether such land has been drilled, blasted, or mined, shall meet the following revegetation requirements during reclamation: a) Fo…

Section 1823.2 Objective The objective of this Part is to set forth those soil removal, stockpiling, and replacement operational requirements and revegetation and other reclamation standards for prime farmland to ensure both that the land will have agricultural productive capacit…

Section 1824.1 Scope This Part sets forth special environmental protection performance, reclamation, and design standards for surface coal mining activities constituting mountaintop removal mining.

Section 1824.11 Mountaintop Removal: Performance Standards Under an approved regulatory program, surface coal mining activities may be conducted under a variance from the requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1810 through 1828 for restoring affected areas to their approximate origina…

Section 1824.2 Objective The objectives of this Part are to: a) Enhance coal recovery; b) Reclaim the land to equal or higher postmining use; and c) Protect and enhance environmental and other values protected under the Act and this Part.

Section 1825.11 High Capability Lands: Special Requirements All high capability lands to be mined and reclaimed shall meet the following requirements, or meet the requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.133: a) A permit shall be obtained for these operations as required by 62 Ill.…

Section 1825.12 High Capability Lands: Soil Removal a) Surface mining operations on high capability lands shall be conducted as follows: 1) The darkened surface soil shall be removed and segregated, if not used immediately, from other materials. In no cases shall less than the to…

Section 1825.13 High Capability Lands: Soil Stockpiling If not used immediately, the darkened surface soil or its equivalent as approved by the Department and the root medium if the root medium is stockpiled in accordance with Section 1825.12 shall be stockpiled separately and th…