Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.62 - Use of Explosives: Pre-Blasting Survey

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
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 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 mile of any portion of
			 the permitted area, or by the owner of a dwelling or structure at a distance
			 greater than one-half mile from the permit areas but within one 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 a 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 previous
			 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 calendar days prior to the planned initiation 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 30 days after 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.