Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.18 - Reclamation Plan: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each application shall contain a plan for
			 reclamation of the lands within the proposed permit area, showing how the
			 applicant will comply with Section 515 of the Surface Mining Control and
			 Reclamation Act of 1977 (
			 30 U.S.C.
			 1201 et seq.) (Federal Act), Sections 3.01
			 through 3.26 of the State Act, and 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1810, 1815, 1816, 1817,
			 1819, 1823, 1824, 1825, 1827, and 1828. The plan shall include, at a minimum,
			 all information required under Sections
			 1780.18
			 through
			 1780.37.
b) Each plan shall contain the following
			 information for the proposed permit area:
1) A
			 detailed timetable for the completion of each major step in the reclamation
			 plan;
2) A detailed estimate of the
			 cost of reclamation of the proposed operations required to be covered by a
			 performance bond under 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1800, with supporting calculations for
			 the estimates;
3) A plan for
			 backfilling, soil stabilization, compacting, and grading, with contour maps or
			 cross-sections that show the anticipated final surface configuration of the
			 proposed permit area, in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.102
			 through
			 1816.107;
4) A plan for removal, storage, and
			 redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material to meet the requirements
			 of 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.22. A
			 demonstration of the suitability of topsoil substitutes or supplements under 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.22(b)
			 shall be based upon analysis of the thickness of soil horizons, total depth,
			 texture, percent coarse fragments, pH, and areal extent of the different kinds
			 of soils. The Department shall require other chemical and physical analyses,
			 field-site trials, or greenhouse tests if determined to be necessary or
			 desirable to demonstrate the suitability of the topsoil substitutes or
			 supplements.
5) A plan for
			 revegetation as required in 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.111
			 through
			 1816.117,
			 including, but not limited to, descriptions of the:
A) Schedule of revegetation;
B) Species and amounts per acre of seeds and
			 seedlings to be used;
C) Methods to
			 be used in planting and seeding;
D)
			 Mulching techniques;
E) Irrigation,
			 if appropriate, and pest and disease control measures, if any;
F) Measures proposed to be used to determine
			 the success of revegetation as required in 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.116;
			 and
G) A soil testing plan for
			 evaluation of the results of topsoil handling and reclamation procedures
			 related to revegetation.
6) A description of the measures to be used
			 to maximize the use and conservation of the coal resource as required in 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.59;
7) A description of measures to be employed
			 to ensure that all debris, acid-forming and toxic-forming materials, and
			 materials constituting a fire hazard are disposed of in accordance with 62 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 1816.89
			 and
			 1816.102
			 and a description of the contingency plans which have been developed to
			 preclude sustained combustion of such materials;
8) A description, including appropriate
			 cross-sections and maps, of the measures to be used to seal or manage mine
			 openings, and to plug, case, or manage exploration holes, other boreholes,
			 wells, and other openings within the proposed permit area, in accordance with
			 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.13
			 through
			 1816.15;
			 and
9) A description of steps to be
			 taken to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act (
			 42 U.S.C.
			 7401 et seq.), the Clean Water Act (
			 33 U.S.C.
			 1251 et seq.), and other applicable air and
			 water quality laws and regulations and health and safety standards.