Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1784 - UNDERGROUND MINING PERMIT APPLICATIONS - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECLAMATION AND OPERATION PLAN › Section 1784.13 - Reclamation Plan: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Each application shall contain a plan for
			 the reclamation of the lands within the proposed permit area, showing how the
			 applicant will comply with Sections 3.01 through 4.11 of the State Act, 62 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 1810 through 1828, and the environmental protection performance
			 standards of the regulatory program. The plan shall include, at a minimum, all
			 information required under Sections
			 1784.13
			 through
			 1784.26
			 provided that the Department considers Section 516(d) of the Surface Mining
			 Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (
			 30 U.S.C.
			 1266(d) ) (Federal Act), and
			 thereby acknowledges that long-term reclamation activities cannot be planned in
			 the same detail as reclamation activities which will take place in the near
			 future.
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 the
			 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
			 1817.102
			 through
			 1817.107;
4) A plan for removal, storage, and
			 redistribution of topsoil, subsoil, and other material to meet the requirements
			 of 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1817.22. A
			 demonstration of the suitability of topsoil substitutes or supplements under 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1817.22(b)
			 shall be based upon analysis of the thickness of soil horizons, total depth,
			 texture, percent of coarse fragments, pH, and areal extent of the different
			 kinds of soils;
5) A plan for
			 revegetation as required in 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1817.111
			 through
			 1817.117,
			 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
			 1817.116;
			 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
			 1817.59;
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
			 1817.89
			 and
			 1817.102
			 and a description of the contigency 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 bore holes,
			 wells and other openings within the proposed permit area, in accordance with 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1817.13
			 through
			 1817.15;
			 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.