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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.4 - Responsibilities

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a) It is the
			 responsibility of the applicants to provide to the Department all of the
			 information required by this Part, except where specifically exempted in this
			 Part.
b) It is the responsibility
			 of State and Federal governmental agencies to provide information to the
			 Department where specifically required in this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.5 - Use of Existing Data

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Permit applicants may comply with the requirements of 62 Ill.
				Adm. Code 1778, 1779, 1780, 1783, and 1784 by reliance upon accurate data
				already in the possession of the applicant or the Department of Natural
				Resources (Department), through incorporating such data by reference into
				permit applications, provided that the incorporated information is made
				publicly available under Article II of the Surface Coal Mining Land
				Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 720 /Art. II] (State Act) and 62
				Ill. Adm. Code 1773.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.6 - Use of Expert Opinion

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Permit applicants shall comply with Part 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1778, 1779, 1780, 1783, and 1784 by providing accurate descriptive and
				predictive information relating to geology, water quality and quantity for a
				particular permit area, based upon expert opinion extrapolation from known data
				on geology, water quality and quantity of similar areas, rather than by the
				collection of new data for the particular site, provided that the data used by
				an expert are included within the permit application, the expert opinion is
				approved by the Department, and made available to the public for review and
				inspection. The Department's approval shall be based upon the expert's
				education and/or training in the field in which the expert is offering an
				opinion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.11 - Operation Plan: General Requirements

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Each application shall contain a description of the mining
				operations proposed to be conducted during the life of the mine within the
				proposed permit area, including, at a minimum, the following:
a) A narrative description of the type and
			 method of coal mining procedures and proposed engineering techniques,
			 anticipated annual and total production of coal, by tonnage, and the major
			 equipment to be used for all aspects of those operations; and
b) A narrative explaining the construction,
			 modification, use, maintenance, and removal of the following facilities (unless
			 retention of such facilities is necessary for postmining land used as specified
			 in 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.133
			 ).
1) Dams, embankments, and other
			 impoundments;
2) Overburden and
			 topsoil handling and storage areas and structures;
3) Coal removal, handling, storage, cleaning,
			 and transportation areas and structures;
4) Spoil, coal processing waste, and non-coal
			 waste removal, handling, storage, transportation, and disposal areas and
			 structures;
5) Mine facilities;
			 and
6) Water and air pollution
			 control facilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.12 - Operation Plan: Existing Structures

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a) Each application shall contain a
			 description of each existing structure proposed to be used in connection with
			 or to facilitate the surface coal mining and reclamation operations. The
			 description shall include:
1)
			 Location;
2) Plans of the structure
			 which describe its current condition;
3) Approximate dates on which construction of
			 the existing structure was begun and completed; and
4) A showing, including relevant monitoring
			 data or other evidence, whether the structure meets the performance standards
			 of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1810 through 1828 (Permanent Program Standards) or, if the
			 structure does not meet the performance standards of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1810
			 through 1828, a showing whether the structure meets the performance standards
			 of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 280-300 (Interim Program Standards).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.13 - Operation Plan: Blasting

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Each application shall contain a blasting plan for the proposed
				permit area, explaining how the applicant will comply with the requirements of
				62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1816.61
				through
				1816.68
				and including the following:
a) This
			 plan shall include, at a minimum, information setting forth the limitations the
			 operator will meet with regard to ground vibration and airblast, the bases for
			 those limitations, and the methods to be applied in controlling the adverse
			 effects of blasting operations.
b)
			 Each application shall contain a description of any system to be used to
			 monitor compliance with the standards of 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.67
			 including the type, capability, and sensitivity of any blast-monitoring
			 equipment and proposed procedures and locations of monitoring.
c) Blasting operations within five hundred
			 (500) feet of active underground mines require approval of the Department and
			 Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.14 - Operation Plan: Maps and Plans

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Each application shall contain maps and plans as
				follows:
a) The maps and plans shall
			 show the lands proposed to be affected throughout the operations and any change
			 in a facility or feature to be caused by the proposed operations, if the
			 facility or feature was shown under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1779.24
			 through
			 1779.25.
b) The following shall be shown for the
			 proposed permit area unless also specifically required for the adjacent area by
			 the requirements of this Section:
1)
			 Buildings, utility corridors, and facilities to be used;
2) The area of land to be affected within the
			 proposed permit area, according to the sequence of mining and
			 reclamation;
3) Each area of land
			 for which a performance bond or other equivalent guarantee will be posted under
			 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1800;
4) Each
			 coal storage, cleaning, and loading area;
5) Each topsoil, spoil, coal waste, and
			 noncoal waste storage area;
6) Each
			 water diversion, collection, conveyance, treatment, storage, and discharge
			 facility to be used;
7) Each air
			 pollution collection and control facility;
8) Each source of waste and each waste
			 disposal facility relating to coal processing or pollution control;
9) Each facility to be used to protect and
			 enhance fish and wildlife and related environmental values;
10) Each explosive storage and handling
			 facility; and
11) Location of each
			 sedimentation pond, permanent water impoundment, coal processing waste bank,
			 and coal processing waste dam and embankment, in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm.
			 Code
			 1780.25,
			 and fill area for the disposal of excess spoil in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm.
			 Code
			 1780.35.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.15 - Air Pollution Control Plan

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The application shall contain a plan for fugitive dust control
				practices, as required under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1816.95.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.16 - Fish and Wildlife Plan

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a)
			 Resource information. Each application shall include fish and wildlife resource
			 information for the permit area and adjacent area.
1) The scope and level of detail for such
			 information shall be determined by the Department in consultation with State
			 and Federal agencies with responsibilities for fish and wildlife and shall be
			 sufficient to design the protection and enhancement plan required under
			 subsection (b).
A) Prior to initiating such
			 studies, the applicant shall contact the Department to determine, in accordance
			 with subsection (a)(1)(B), what fish and wildlife resources information will be
			 required.
B) The Department shall
			 determine the level of detail and the areas of such studies according to:
i) Published data and other pertinent
			 unpublished information;
ii)
			 Site-specific information obtained by the applicant; and
iii) Written guidance obtained from agencies
			 consulted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.21 - Hydrologic Information

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a) All
			 water quality analyses performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall
			 be conducted according to the methodology in the
			 15th edition of "Standard Methods for the
			 Examination of Water and Wastewater," (1980) which is incorporated by
			 reference, or the methodology in 40 CFR 136 and 434. Water quality sampling
			 performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be conducted according
			 to either methodology listed above when feasible. "Standard Methods for the
			 Examination of Water and Wastewater" (1980) is a joint publication of the
			 American Public Health Association, the American Water Works Association and
			 the Water Pollution Control Federation and is available from the American
			 Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW,
			 Washington, D.C. 20036. This document is also available for inspection at the
			 Department's Springfield office.
b)
			 The application shall contain the following baseline hydrologic information.
			 When this information is insufficient for the Department to determine if
			 adverse impacts may result to the hydrologic balance, additional information
			 shall be required, such as but not limited to water supply contamination or
			 diminution.
1) Ground water information. The
			 location and ownership for the permit and adjacent area of existing wells,
			 springs, and other ground water resources, seasonal quality and quantity of
			 ground water, and usage.
A) Ground water
			 quality descriptions shall include, at a minimum, pH, total dissolved solids,
			 hardness, alkalinity, acidity, sulfates, total iron and total manganese. The
			 Department shall allow the measurement of specific conductance in lieu of total
			 dissolved solids if the permittee develops site-specific relationships
			 precisely correlating specific conductance to total dissolved solids for
			 specific sites for all zones being monitored.
B) Ground water quantity descriptions shall
			 include, at a minimum, rates of discharge or usage and elevation of the
			 potentiometric surface in the coal to be mined, in each water-bearing stratum
			 above the coal to be mined, and in each water-bearing statum which may be
			 potentially impacted below the coal to be mined.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.22 - Geologic Information

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a) Each
			 application shall include geologic information in sufficient detail to assist
			 in determining:
1) The probable hydrologic
			 consequences of the operation upon the quality and quantity of surface and
			 ground water in the permit and adjacent areas, including the extent to which
			 surface and ground water monitoring is necessary;
2) All potentially acid- or toxic-forming
			 strata down to and including the stratum immediately below the lowest coal seam
			 to be mined; and
3) Whether
			 required reclamation can be accomplished and whether the proposed operation has
			 been designed to prevent material damage to the hydrologic balance outside the
			 permit area.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.23 - Reclamation Plan: Pre-Mining and Post-Mining Information

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a) Pre-mining information. The application
			 shall contain a statement of the condition, capability, and productivity of the
			 land within the proposed permit area, including:
1) A map and supporting narrative of the uses
			 of the land existing at the time of the filing of the application. If the
			 pre-mining use of the land was changed within five (5) years before the
			 anticipated date of beginning the proposed operations, the historic use of the
			 land shall also be described. In the case of previously mined land, the use of
			 the land prior to any mining shall also be described to the extent such
			 information is available.
2) A
			 narrative of land capability and productivity, which analyzes the land use
			 description under subsection (a) above, in conjunction with other environmental
			 resources information required under this Part. The narrative shall provide
			 analyses of:
A) The capability of the land
			 before any mining to support a variety of uses, giving consideration to soil
			 and foundation characteristics, topography, vegetative cover and the hydrology
			 of the proposed permit area; and
B)
			 The productivity of the proposed permit area before mining, expressed as
			 average yield of food, fiber, forage or wood products from such lands obtained
			 under high levels of management. The productivity shall be determined by yield
			 data or estimates for similar sites based on current data from the U.S.
			 Department of Agriculture, State agricultural universities or appropriate State
			 natural resource or agricultural agencies.
3) An intensive soils map prepared to the
			 specifications of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or a contoured
			 aerial photo with a scale of not smaller than 1"=400' and contour interval of
			 not greater than ten (10) feet.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.25 - Reclamation Plan: Siltation Structures, Impoundments, Banks, Dams, and Embankments

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a) Each
			 application shall include a general plan and a detailed design plan for each
			 proposed siltation structure, water impoundment, and coal processing waste
			 bank, dam, or embankment within the proposed permit area.
1) Each general plan shall:
A) Be prepared by, or under the direction of,
			 and sealed by a qualified registered professional engineer licensed under the
			 Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 325 ], with assistance
			 from experts in related fields such as land surveying, geology and landscape
			 architecture;
B) Contain a
			 description, map, and cross-section of the structure and its
			 location;
C) Contain preliminary
			 hydrologic and geologic information required to assess the hydrologic impact of
			 the structure;
D) Contain a survey
			 describing the potential effect on the structure from subsidence of the
			 subsurface strata resulting from past underground mining operations if
			 underground mining has occurred; and
E) Contain a certification statement which
			 includes a schedule setting forth the dates that any detailed design plans for
			 structures, that are not submitted with the general plan, will be submitted to
			 the Department. The Department shall have approved, in writing, the detailed
			 design plan for a structure before construction of the structure
			 begins.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.27 - Reclamation Plan: Surface Mining Near Underground Mining

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For surface mining activities within the proposed permit area
				to be conducted within five hundred (500) feet of an underground mine, the
				application shall describe the measures to be used to comply with 62 Ill. Adm.
				Code
				1816.79.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.29 - Diversions

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Each application shall contain descriptions, including maps and
				cross- sections, of stream channel diversions and other diversions to be
				constructed within the proposed permit area to achieve compliance with 62 Ill.
				Adm. Code
				1816.43.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.31 - Protection of Public Parks and Historic Places

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a) For any publicly owned parks or any places
			 listed on the National Register of Historic Places that may be adversely
			 affected by the proposed operations, each plan shall describe the measures to
			 be used:
1) To prevent adverse impacts caused
			 by surface mining related activities including, but not limited to, loss or
			 destruction of historic artifacts and damage to historic structures or
			 property; or
2) If a person has
			 valid existing rights, as determined under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1761.16,
			 or if joint agency approval is to be obtained under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1761.17(d),
			 to minimize adverse impacts.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.33 - Relocation or Use of Public Roads

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Each application shall describe, with appropriate maps and
				cross-sections, the measures to be used to ensure that the interests of the
				public and landowners affected are protected if, under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1761.14,
				the applicant seeks to have the Department approve:
a) Conducting the proposed surface mining
			 activities within 100 feet of the right-of-way line of any public road, except
			 where mine access or haul roads join that right of way; or
b) Relocating a public road, after approval
			 by local officials or State government.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.35 - Disposal of Excess Spoil

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a) Each
			 application shall contain descriptions, including appropriate maps and
			 cross-section drawings, of the proposed disposal site and design of the spoil
			 disposal structures according to 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.71
			 through
			 1816.74.
			 These plans shall describe the geotechnical investigation, design,
			 construction, operation, maintenance, and removal, if appropriate, of the site
			 and structures.
b) Each application
			 shall contain the results of a geotechnical investigation of the proposed
			 disposal site, including the following:
1) The
			 character of bedrock and any adverse geologic conditions in the disposal
			 area;
2) A survey identifying all
			 springs, seepage, and ground water flow observed or anticipated during wet
			 periods in the area of the disposal site;
3) A survey of the potential effects of
			 subsidence of the subsurface strata due to past and future mining
			 operations;
4) A technical
			 description of the rock materials to be utilized in the construction of those
			 disposal structures containing rock chimney cores or underlain by a rock
			 drainage blanket; and
5) A
			 stability analysis including, but not limited to, strength parameters, pore
			 pressures and long-term seepage conditions. These data shall be accompanied by
			 a description of all engineering design assumptions and calculations and the
			 alternatives considered in selecting the specific design specifications and
			 methods.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.37 - Transportation Facilities

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a) Each
			 application shall contain a detailed description of each road, conveyor, or
			 rail system to be constructed, used, or maintained within the proposed permit
			 area. The description shall include a map, appropriate cross-sections, and the
			 following:
1) Specifications for each road
			 width, road gradient, road surface, road cut, fill embankment, culvert, bridge,
			 drainage ditch, and drainage structure;
2) A report of appropriate geotechnical
			 analysis, where approval of the Department is required for alternative
			 specifications, or for steep cut slopes under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.150;
3) A description of measures to be taken to
			 obtain approval of the Department for alteration or relocation of a natural
			 drainageway under 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.150;
4) A description of measures, other than use
			 of a rock headwall, to be taken to protect the inlet end of a ditch relief
			 culvert, for approval by the Department under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.150;
5) The drawings and
			 specifications for each proposed ford of a perennial or intermittent stream
			 that is used as a temporary route, as necessary for approval of the ford by the
			 Department in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.151(c)(2);
6) A general description of each road,
			 conveyor, or rail system to be constructed, used, or maintained within the
			 proposed permit area;
7) A
			 description of the plans to remove and reclaim each road that would not be
			 retained under an approved post-mining land use, and the schedule for this
			 removal and reclamation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1780 - SURFACE MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1780.39 - Support Facilities

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Each applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation
				operations permit shall submit a description, plans, and drawings for each
				support facility to be constructed, used, or maintained within the proposed
				permit area. The plans and drawings shall include a map, appropriate
				cross-sections, design drawings, and specifications sufficient to demonstrate
				compliance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1816.181 for
				each facility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.4 - Responsibilities

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a) It is the
			 responsibility of the applicant to provide, except where specifically exempted
			 in this Part, all information required by this Part in the
			 application.
b) It is the
			 responsibility of State and Federal Government agencies to provide information
			 for applications as specifically required by this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.5 - Use of Existing Data

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Permit applicants may comply with the requirements of this Part
				by reliance upon accurate data already in the possession of the applicant or
				the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department), through
				incorporating such data by reference into permit applications, provided that
				the incorporated information is made publicly available under Article II of the
				Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 720 /Art.
				II] (State Act) and 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1773.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.6 - Use of Expert Opinion

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Permit applicants may comply with this Part by providing
				accurate descriptive and predictive information relating to geology, water
				quality and quantity for a particular permit area, based upon expert opinion
				extrapolation from known data on the geology, water quality and quantity of
				similar areas, rather than by the collection of new data for the particular
				site, provided that the data used by an expert are included within the permit
				application, the expert opinion is approved by the Department, and made
				available to the public for review and inspection.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.11 - General Requirements

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Each permit application shall include a description of the
				existing, premining environmental resources within the proposed permit, shadow
				and adjacent areas that may be affected or impacted by the proposed underground
				mining activities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.12 - General Environmental Resources Information

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Each application shall describe and identify:
a) The lands subject to surface coal mining
			 operations over the estimated life of those operations and the size, sequence,
			 and timing of the subareas for which it is anticipated that individual permits
			 for mining will be sought; and the nature of cultural, archeological and
			 historic resources listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of
			 Historic Places in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of
			 1966, as amended, (
			 16 U.S.C.
			 470 et seq.) and known archaeological sites
			 within the proposed permit, shadow and adjacent areas. The description shall be
			 based on all available information, including, but not limited to, data of
			 State and local archaeological, historic, and cultural preservation
			 agencies.
b) If the information
			 provided pursuant to subsection (a) is not adequate to enable the Department to
			 make the finding required in 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1773.15(c)(12)
			  because information available to the
			 Department indicates a substantial likelihood of currently unknown resources
			 which would be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places within the
			 proposed permit, shadow, or adjacent areas, the Department shall require the
			 applicant to submit additional information to enable the Department to identify
			 and evaluate such resources. Indications of cultural, archeological and
			 historical resources shall be based upon such factors including, but not
			 limited to, topographic and physiographic characteristics, and other cultural,
			 archeological, and historical resource data for the proposed permit, shadow,
			 and adjacent areas. An applicant shall be required to conduct field
			 investigations under this subsection as determined necessary by the Department
			 in consultation with the Illinois State Historic Preservation Agency, if such
			 field investigations will provide the information required by subsection (a). A
			 field investigation is a pedestrian archeological survey supplemented by shovel
			 testing, where appropriate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.19 - Vegetation Information

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a) The
			 permit application shall, if required by the Department, contain a map that
			 delineates existing vegetative types and a description of the plant communities
			 within the area affected by surface operations and facilities and within any
			 proposed surface reference area. This description shall include information
			 adequate to predict the potential for reestablishing vegetation.
b) When a map or aerial photograph is
			 required, sufficient adjacent areas shall be included to allow evaluation of
			 vegetation as important habitat for fish and wildlife identified under 62 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 1784.21.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.21 - Soil Resources Information

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a) The
			 applicant shall provide adequate soil survey information on those portions of
			 the permit area to be affected by surface operations or facilities consisting
			 of the following:
1) A map delineating
			 different soils;
2) Soil
			 identification;
3) Soil description
			 including topsoil (A horizon) thickness and sample location; and
4) Present and potential productivity of
			 existing soils.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.24 - Maps: General Requirements

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The permit application shall include maps showing:
a) All boundaries of lands and names of
			 present owners of record of those lands, both surface and subsurface, included
			 in or contiguous to the permit area;
b) The boundaries of land within the proposed
			 permit area upon which the applicant has the legal right to enter and begin
			 underground mining activities;
c)
			 The boundaries of all areas proposed to be affected over the estimated total
			 life of the underground mining activities, with a description of the estimated
			 size, extent, sequence and timing of the mining of subareas for which it is
			 anticipated that additional permits will be sought;
d) The location of all buildings in and
			 within one thousand (1000) feet of the proposed permit area, with
			 identification of the current use of the buildings;
e) The location of surface and subsurface
			 man-made features within, passing through, or passing over the proposed permit
			 and shadow areas, including, but not limited to, major electric transmission
			 lines, pipelines, and agricultural drainage tile fields;
f) The location and boundaries of any
			 proposed reference areas for determining the success of revegetation;
g) The locations of water supply intakes for
			 current users of surface water flowing into, out of, and within a hydrologic
			 area defined by the Department, and those surface waters which will receive
			 discharges from affected areas in the proposed permit area;
h) Each public road located in or within one
			 hundred (100) feet of the proposed permit area;
i) The boundaries of any public park and
			 locations of any cultural or historical resources listed or eligible for
			 listing in the National Register of Historic Places within the permit or
			 adjacent areas and known archaeological sites within the permit, shadow and
			 adjacent areas;
j) Each public or
			 private cemetery or Indian burial ground or other area where human bodies are
			 interred located in or within one hundred (100) feet of the proposed permit and
			 shadow areas;
k) Any land within
			 the proposed permit and shadow areas which is within the boundaries of any
			 units of the National System of Trails or the Wild and Scenic Rivers System,
			 including rivers under study for inclusion in the Wild and Scenic Rivers
			 System; and
l) Other relevant
			 information required by the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1783 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES › Section 1783.25 - Cross-Sections, Maps, and Plans

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a) The
			 application shall include cross-sections, maps, and plans showing:
1) Elevations and locations of test borings
			 and core samplings from the permit and shadow areas;
2) Elevations and locations of monitoring
			 stations used to gather data on water quality and quantity, fish and wildlife,
			 and air quality, if required, in preparation of the application;
3) Nature, depth, and thickness of the coal
			 seams to be mined, any coal or rider seams above the seam to be mined, each
			 stratum of the overburden, and the stratum immediately below the lowest coal
			 seam to be mined;
4) All coal crop
			 lines and the strike and dip of the coal to be mined within the proposed permit
			 area;
5) Location and extent of
			 known workings of active, inactive, or abandoned underground mines, including
			 mine openings to the surface within the proposed permit, shadow and adjacent
			 areas;
6) Location and extent of
			 subsurface water, if encountered, within the proposed permit or adjacent areas,
			 including, but not limited to areal and vertical distribution of aquifers, and
			 portrayal of seasonal differences of head in different aquifers on
			 cross-sections and contour maps;
7)
			 Location and extent of surface water bodies such as streams, lakes, ponds,
			 springs, constructed or natural drains, and irrigation ditches within the
			 proposed permit, shadow and adjacent areas;
8) Location and extent of existing or
			 previously surface-mined areas within the proposed permit area;
9) Location and dimensions of existing areas
			 of spoil, waste, coal development waste, and noncoal waste disposal, dams,
			 embankments, other impoundments, and water treatment and air pollution control
			 facilities within the proposed permit area;
10) Location, and depth if available, of gas
			 and oil wells within the proposed permit area and water wells in the permit,
			 shadow area and adjacent areas.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.4 - Responsibilities

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a) It is the
			 responsibility of the applicant to provide to the Department all of the
			 information required by this Part, except where specifically exempted in this
			 Part.
b) It is the responsibility
			 of State and Federal governmental agencies to provide information to the
			 Department where specifically required in this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.5 - Use of Existing Data

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Permit applicants may comply with the requirements of this Part
				by reliance upon accurate data already in the possession of the applicant or
				the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (Department), through
				incorporating such data by reference into permit applications, provided that
				the incorporated information is made publicly available under Article II of the
				Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act [225 ILCS 720 /Art.
				II] (State Act) and 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1773.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.6 - Use of Expert Opinion

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Permit applicants may comply with this Part providing accurate
				descriptive and predictive information relating to geology, water quality and
				quantity for a particular permit area, based upon expert opinion extrapolation
				from known data on the geology, water quality and quantity of similar areas,
				rather than by the collection of new data for the particular site, provided
				that the data used by an expert are included within the permit application, the
				expert opinion is approved by the Department, and made available to the public
				for review and inspection.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.11 - Use of Existing Data

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Each application shall contain a description of the mining
				operations proposed to be conducted during the life of the mine within the
				proposed permit area, including at a minimum, the following:
a) The narrative description of the type and
			 method of coal mining procedures and proposed engineering techniques,
			 anticipated annual and total production of coal, by tonnage, and the major
			 equipment to be used for all aspects of those operations; and
b) A narrative explaining the construction,
			 modification, use, maintenance, and removal of the following facilities (unless
			 retention of such facility is necessary for postmining land use as specified in
			 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1817.133:
1) Dams, embankments, and other
			 impoundments;
2) Overburden and
			 topsoil handling and storage areas and structures;
3) Coal removal, handling, storage, cleaning,
			 and transportation areas and structures;
4) Spoil, coal processing waste, mine
			 development waste, and non-coal waste removal, handling, storage,
			 transportation, and disposal areas and structures;
5) Mine facilities; and
6) Water pollution control
			 facilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.12 - Operation Plan: Existing Structures

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a) Each application shall contain a
			 description of each existing structure proposed to be used in connection with
			 or to facilitate the surface coal mining and reclamation operation. The
			 description shall include:
1)
			 Location;
2) Plans of the structure
			 which describe its current condition;
3) Approximate dates on which construction of
			 the existing structure was begun and completed; and
4) A showing, including relevant monitoring
			 data or other evidence, whether the structure meets the performance standards
			 of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1810 through 1828 or, if the structure does not meet the
			 performance standards of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1810 through 1828, a showing whether
			 the structure meets the performance standards of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 280-300
			 (Interim Program Standards).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.14 - Hydrologic Information

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a) All
			 water quality analyses performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall
			 be conducted according to the methodology in the 15th edition of "Standard
			 Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" (1980), which is
			 incorporated by reference, or the methodology in 40 CFR 136 and 434. Water
			 quality sampling performed to meet the requirements of this Section shall be
			 conducted according to either methodology listed above when feasible. "Standard
			 Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" (1980) is a joint
			 publication of the American Public Health Association, the American Water Works
			 Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation and is available from
			 the American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
			 20036. This document is also available for inspection at the Department's
			 Springfield office.
b) The
			 application shall contain the following baseline hydrologic information. When
			 this information is insufficient for the Department to determine if adverse
			 impacts may result to the hydrologic balance, additional information shall be
			 required, such as but not limited to water supply contamination or diminution.
1) Ground water information.
The location and ownership for the permit, shadow and adjacent
				area of existing wells, springs, and other ground water resources, seasonal
				quality and quantity of ground water and usage.
A) Ground water quality descriptions shall
			 include, at a minimum:
i) for the permit area
			 and its adjacent area, pH, total dissolved solids, hardness, alkalinity,
			 acidity, sulfates, total iron, total manganese and chlorides. The Department
			 shall allow the measurement of specific conductance in lieu of total dissolved
			 solids if the permittee develops site-specific relationships precisely
			 correlating specific conductance to total dissolved solids for specific sites
			 for all zones being monitored.
ii)
			 for the shadow area and its adjacent area, pH, total dissolved solids, total
			 iron and total manganese. The Department shall allow the measurement of
			 specific conductance in lieu of total dissolved solids if the permittee
			 develops site-specific relationships precisely correlating specific conductance
			 to total dissolved solids for specific sites for all zones being
			 monitored.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.15 - Reclamation Plan: Pre-Mining and Post-Mining Information

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a) Pre-mining information. The application
			 shall contain a statement of the condition, capability, and productivity of the
			 land within the proposed permit area, including:
1) A map and supporting narrative of the uses
			 of the land existing at the time of the filing of the application. If the
			 pre-mining use of the land was changed within five (5) years before the
			 anticipated date of beginning the proposed operations, the historic use of the
			 land shall also be described. In the case of previously mined land, the use of
			 the land prior to any mining shall also be described to the extent such
			 information is available.
2) A
			 narrative of land capability and productivity, which analyzes the land use
			 description under subsection (a) above in conjunction with other environmental
			 resources information required under this Part. The narrative shall provide
			 analyses of:
A) The capability of the land
			 before any mining to support a variety of uses, giving consideration to soil
			 and foundation characteristics, topography, vegetative cover and the hydrology
			 of the proposed permit area; and
B)
			 The productivity of the proposed permit area before mining, expressed as
			 average yield of food, fiber, forage, or wood products from such lands obtained
			 under high levels of management. The productivity shall be determined by yield
			 data or estimates for similar sites based on current data from the U.S.
			 Department of Agriculture, State agriculture universities or appropriate State
			 natural resource or agricultural agencies.
3) An intensive soils map prepared to the
			 specifications of the Natural Resources Conservation Service or a contoured
			 aerial photo with a scale of not smaller than 1"=400' and contour interval of
			 not greater than ten (10) feet.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.16 - Reclamation Plan: Siltation Structures, Impoundments, Banks, Dams, and Embankments

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a)
			 General. Each application shall include a general plan and a detailed design
			 plan for each proposed siltation structure, water impoundment, and coal
			 processing waste bank, dam, or embankment within the proposed permit area.
1) Each general plan shall:
A) Be prepared by, or under the direction of,
			 and sealed by a qualified registered professional engineer licensed under the
			 Professional Engineering Practice Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 325 ] with assistance
			 from experts in related fields such as land surveying, geology and landscape
			 architecture;
B) Contain a
			 description, map, and cross-section of the structure and its
			 location;
C) Contain preliminary
			 hydrologic and geologic information required to assess the hydrologic impact of
			 the structure;
D) Contain a survey
			 describing the potential effect on the structure from subsidence of the
			 subsurface strata resulting from past underground mining operations if
			 underground mining has occurred; and
E) Contain a certification statement which
			 includes a schedule setting forth the dates when any detailed design plans for
			 structures that are not submitted with the general plan will be submitted to
			 the Department. The Department shall have approved, in writing, the detailed
			 design plan for a structure before construction of the structure
			 begins.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.17 - Protection of Public Parks and Historic Places

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a) For any publicly owned parks or any places
			 listed on the National Register of Historic Places that may be adversely
			 affected by the proposed operation, each plan shall describe the measures to be
			 used:
1) To prevent adverse impacts caused by
			 surface mining related activities including, but not limited to, loss or
			 destruction of historic artifacts and damage to historic structures or
			 property; or
2) If a person has
			 valid existing rights, as determined under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1761.16,
			 or if joint agency approval is to be obtained under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1761.17(d),
			 to minimize adverse impacts.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.18 - Relocation or Use of Public Roads

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Each application shall describe, with appropriate maps and
				cross sections, the measures to be used to ensure that the interests of the
				public and landowners affected are protected if, under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1761.14,
				the applicant seeks to have the Department approve:
a) Conducting the proposed surface activities
			 of an underground mining operation within 100 feet measured horizontally of the
			 right of way line of any public road, except where mine access or haul roads
			 join that right of way; or
b)
			 Relocating a public road, subject to State or local government
			 approval.