Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1816 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES › Section 1816.62 - Use of Explosives: Pre-Blasting Survey

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) At least thirty (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 (1/2) mile of the
			 permit area how to request a pre-blast or condition survey.
b) Upon written request to the Department and
			 the person who conducts the surface mining activities by a resident or owner of
			 a dwelling or structure that is located within one-half (1/2) mile of any
			 portion of the permitted area, or by the owner of a dwelling or structure at a
			 distance greater than one-half (1/2) mile from the permit area but within one
			 (1) mile of the blasting area and within an area determined by the Department
			 to be appropriate in a particular situation on the basis of complaints or other
			 information received by the Department, the person who conducts the surface
			 mining activities shall promptly conduct a pre-blasting survey or a condition
			 survey of the dwelling or structure. For any structure where, in accordance
			 with this Section, a survey has been requested by a previous resident or
			 previous owner and the survey has been conducted by the permittee and copies of
			 the survey report have been provided to the previous owner or resident and the
			 Department, the permittee shall only be required to provide a copy of the
			 previously completed survey report to any new or subsequent owner upon written
			 request by the new or subsequent owner. If a structure is renovated, modified,
			 or added to, subsequent to a pre-blast survey or a condition survey, then upon
			 request to the Department a survey of such additions, modifications and
			 renovations shall be performed in accordance with this Section.
c) The survey shall determine the condition
			 of the dwelling or structure and document any pre-blasting or existing damage
			 and other physical factors that could reasonably be affected by the blasting.
			 Structures such as pipelines, cisterns, wells and other water systems warrant
			 special attention such as the review of construction, drilling or completion
			 specifications; however, the assessment of these structures may be limited to
			 surface conditions.
d) Any surveys
			 requested more than ten (10) calendar days prior to the published scheduled
			 beginning of blasting shall be completed by the operator before the start of
			 blasting. If the request is made after the start of blasting the person who
			 conducts the surface mining activity shall conduct a condition survey of the
			 dwelling or structure. A condition survey shall contain information identical
			 to a pre-blasting survey. The intent of this Section is to provide for either a
			 pre-blasting or condition survey only.
e) A written report of the survey shall be
			 prepared and signed by the person who conducted the survey. The report may
			 include recommendations of any special conditions or proposed adjustments to
			 the blasting procedure which should be incorporated into the blasting plan to
			 prevent damage. Copies of the report shall be provided to the person requesting
			 the survey and to the Department within thirty (30) days of the the date the
			 survey was completed. If the person requesting the survey disagrees with the
			 results of the survey, he or she may notify, in writing, both the permittee and
			 the Department of the specific areas of disagreement. Instructions as to whom
			 and to where the written comments on the results of the survey should be
			 forwarded shall be included with the survey report.