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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.61 - Use of Explosives: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Sections
			 1817.61
			 through
			 1817.68
			 apply only to surface blasting activities incident to undergoing mining,
			 including, but not limited to, initial rounds of slopes and shafts that are
			 within 50 vertical feet of the original ground surface.
b) Each person who conducts surface mining
			 activities shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws in the use
			 of explosives.
c) All blasting
			 operations shall be conducted by persons certified by the Department in
			 accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1850.
d) Blast design.
1) An anticipated blast design shall be
			 submitted if blasting operations will be conducted within:
A) 1,000 feet of any building used as a
			 dwelling, public building, school, church, or community or institutional
			 building outside the permit area; or
B) 500 feet of an active or abandoned
			 underground mine.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.64 - Use of Explosives: General Performance Standards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The operator shall notify, in writing,
			 residents within 1/2 mile of the blasting site, the Department, and local
			 governments of the proposed times and locations of blasting operations. Such
			 notice of times that blasting is to be conducted may be announced weekly, but
			 in no case less than 24 hours before blasting will occur.
b) Unscheduled blasting may be conducted only
			 where public or operator health and safety so require. When an operator
			 conducts an unscheduled blast, the operator, using audible warning signals,
			 shall notify residents within 1/2 mile of the blasting site and document the
			 reason(s) for the unscheduled blast in accordance subsection
			 1817.68(a)(17).
c) All blasting shall be conducted between
			 sunrise and sunset unless nighttime blasting is approved by the Department
			 based upon a showing by the operator that the public will be protected from
			 adverse noise and other impacts. Protection from adverse noise may include
			 alternatives to the audible warning requirement specified in Section
			 1817.66(b).
			 The Department may specify more restrictive time periods for
			 blasting.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.66 - Use of Explosives: Blasting Signs, Warnings, and Access Control

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Blasting signs
			 shall meet the specifications of Section
			 1817.11. The
			 operator shall:
1) Conspicuously display
			 signs reading "Blasting Site" along the edge of any blasting site that comes
			 within 100 feet of any public road right-of-way, and at the point where any
			 other road provides access to the blasting site; and
2) At all entrances to the permit area from
			 public roads or highways, place conspicuous signs which state "Warning!
			 Explosives in Use" and which clearly list and describe the meaning of the
			 audible blast warning and all-clear signals that are in use, and which explain
			 the marking of blasting sites and charged holes awaiting firing within the
			 permit area.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.67 - Use of Explosives: Control of Adverse Effects

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Blasting shall be conducted to prevent
			 injury to persons, damage to public or private property outside the permit
			 area, adverse impacts on any underground mine, and change in the course,
			 channel or availability of ground or surface waters outside the permit
			 area.
b) Air blast limits
1) Air blast shall be controlled so that it
			 does not exceed the values specified below at any dwelling, public building,
			 school, church, or commercial or institutional structure, unless such structure
			 is owned by the person who conducts the surface mining activities and is not
			 leased to any other person. If a building owned by the person conducting
			 surface mining activities is leased to another person, the lessee may sign a
			 waiver relieving the operator from meeting the air blast limitations of this
			 subsection. The waiver shall be submitted to the Department before beginning
			 blasting.
Lower frequency limit of
Maximum
measuring system, Hz +3dB
level in dB
0.1 Hz or lower--flat response*
134 peak
2) The
			 measuring systems used shall have a flat frequency response of at least 200 Hz
			 at the upper end.
3) The person who
			 conducts blasting may satisfy the provisions of subsection (b) by meeting any
			 of the three specifications in the chart in subsection (b)(1).
4) If necessary to prevent damages specified
			 in subsection (a), the Department shall specify lower maximum allowable air
			 blast levels than those of subsection (b)(1) for use in the vicinity of a
			 specific blasting operation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.68 - Use of Explosives: Records of Blasting Operations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A record of each blast, including
			 seismograph reports, shall be retained by the operator for at least three (3)
			 years and shall be available for inspection by the Department and the public on
			 request. The record is to be completed by the end of the work day following the
			 day in which the blast occurred, including the seismograph meter reading, if
			 available, and shall contain the following data:
1) Name of the operator conducting the
			 blast;
2) Location, date, and time
			 of blast;
3) Name, signature, and
			 certification number of the blaster conducting the blast;
4) The name of the owner or resident of, and
			 the direction and distance, in feet, to the nearest dwelling, school, church,
			 or commercial, or institutional building either:
A) Not located in the permit area;
			 or
B) Not owned by the person who
			 conducts the surface mining activities;
5) Type of material blasted;
6) Number of holes, burden, and
			 spacing;
7) Diameter and depth of
			 holes;
8) Types of explosives
			 used;
9) Total weight of explosives
			 used;
10) Weight of explosives used
			 per hole;
11) Maximum weight of
			 explosives detonated within any eight (8) millisecond period;
12) Maximum number of holes or decks
			 detonated within any eight (8) millisecond period;
13) Initiation system;
14) Type and length of stemming;
15) Type of delay detonator and delay periods
			 used;
16) Sketch of the delay
			 pattern, including decking;
17)
			 Reasons and conditions for each unscheduled blast;
18) Wind velocity and direction;
			 and
19) Weather conditions,
			 including those which may cause possible adverse blasting effects.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.71 - Disposal of Excess Spoil: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Excess spoil shall be placed in designated
			 disposal areas within a permit area, in a controlled manner to:
1) Minimize the adverse effects of leachate
			 and surface water runoff from the fill on surface and ground waters;
2) Ensure mass stability and prevent mass
			 movement during and after construction; and
3) Ensure that the final fill is suitable for
			 reclamation and revegetation compatible with the natural surroundings and the
			 approved post-mining land use.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.72 - Disposal of Excess Spoil: Valley Fills/Head-of-Hollow Fills

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Valley fills and head-of-hollow-fills shall meet all of the
				requirements of Section
				1817.71
				and the additional requirements of this Section.
a) Drainage control.
1) The top surface of the completed fill
			 shall be graded such that the final slope after settlement will be toward
			 properly designed drainage channels. Uncontrolled surface drainage may not be
			 directed over the outslope of the fill.
2) Runoff from areas above the fill and
			 runoff from the surface of the fill shall be diverted into stabilized diversion
			 channels designed to meet the requirements of Section
			 1817.43 and, in
			 addition, to safely pass the runoff from a one hundred (100) year, six (6) hour
			 precipitation event.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.74 - Disposal of Excess Spoil: Durable Rock Fills

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Department may approve the alternative method of disposal
				of excess durable rock spoil by gravity placement in single or multiple lifts,
				provided the following conditions are met:
a) Except as provided in this Section, the
			 requirements of Section
			 1817.71
			 are met.
b) The excess spoil
			 consists of at least eighty (80) percent, by volume, durable, nonacid- and
			 nontoxic-forming rock (e.g., sandstone or limestone) that does not slake in
			 water and will not degrade to soil material. Where used, noncemented clay
			 shale, clay spoil, soil or other nondurable excess spoil material shall be
			 mixed with excess durable rock spoil in a controlled manner such that no more
			 than twenty (20) percent of the fill volume, as determined by tests performed
			 by a registered professional engineer and approved by the Department, is not
			 durable rock.
c) A qualified
			 registered professional engineer seals that the design will ensure the
			 stability of the fill and meet all other applicable requirements of this
			 Part.
d) The fill is designed to
			 attain a minimum long-term static safety factor of
			 1.5, and an earthquake
			 safety factor of
			 1.1.
e) The underdrain system may be constructed
			 simultaneously with excess spoil placement by the natural segregation of dumped
			 materials, provided the resulting underdrain system is capable of carrying
			 anticipated seepage of water due to rainfall away from the excess spoil fill
			 and from seeps and springs in the foundation of the disposal area and the other
			 requirements in Section
			 1817.71
			 are met.
f) Surface water runoff
			 from areas adjacent to and above the fill is not allowed to flow onto the fill
			 and is diverted into stabilized diversion channels designed to meet the
			 requirements of Section
			 1817.43 and to safely
			 pass the runoff from a one hundred (100) year, six (6) hour precipitation
			 event.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.75 - Disposal of Excess Spoil: Preexisting Benches

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The Department may approve the disposal of
			 excess spoil through placement on preexisting benches, provided that all the
			 standards set forth in Section
			 1817.71(a),
			 (b)(1), (d) through (i) and the requirements
			 of this Section are met.
b) Excess
			 spoil shall be placed only on the solid portion of the preexisting
			 bench.
c) The fill shall be
			 designed, using current, prudent engineering practices, to attain a long-term
			 static safety factor of
			 1.3 for all portions of
			 the fill.
d) The preexisting bench
			 shall be backfilled and graded to:
1) Achieve
			 the most moderate slope possible which does not exceed the angle of repose;
			 and
2) Eliminate the highwall to
			 the maximum extent technically practical.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.81 - Coal Mine Waste: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All coal mine waste shall be placed in new
			 or existing disposal areas approved by the Department for this purpose. These
			 areas shall be within a permit area. Coal mine waste shall be placed in a
			 controlled manner to:
1) Minimize adverse
			 effects of leachate and surface water runoff on surface and ground water
			 quality and quantity in accordance with Section
			 1817.41;
2) Ensure mass stability and prevent mass
			 movement during and after construction by:
A)
			 Spreading the coal mine waste in layers no more than twenty-four (24) inches in
			 thickness;
B) Compacting the coal
			 mine waste to prevent spontaneous combustion and to provide the strength
			 required for stability of the coal processing waste bank;
C) Variations shall be allowed in these
			 requirements for the disposal of dewatered fine coal mine waste (minus
			 twenty-eight (28) sieve size) with approval of the Department, if, because of
			 site-specific conditions, compliance with the requirements of subsections
			 (c)(1) and (c)(2) is not necessary to meet performance standards;
3) Ensure that the final disposal
			 facility is suitable for reclamation and revegetation compatible with the
			 natural surroundings and the approved post-mining land uses;
4) Not create a public safety hazard;
			 and
5) Prevent
			 combustion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.83 - Coal Mine Waste: Refuse Piles

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Refuse piles shall meet the requirements of Section
				1817.81,
				the additional requirements of this Section, and the requirements of
				30 CFR
				77.214 and
				77.215(1989).
				30 CFR
				77.214 and
				77.215(1989)
				do not include any later amendments or editions.
a) Drainage control.
1) If the disposal area contains springs,
			 natural or man-made water courses, or wet weather seeps, the design shall
			 include diversions and underdrains as necessary to control erosion, prevent
			 water infiltration into the disposal facility and ensure stability.
2) Uncontrolled surface drainage may not be
			 diverted over the outslope of the refuse pile. Runoff from the areas above the
			 refuse pile and runoff from the surface of the refuse pile shall be diverted
			 into stabilized diversion channels designed to meet the requirements of Section
			 1817.43 to safely pass
			 the runoff from a 100 year, six hour precipitation event. Runoff diverted from
			 undisturbed areas need not be commingled with runoff from the surface of the
			 refuse pile.
3) Underdrains shall
			 comply with the requirements of Section
			 1817.71(1)(2).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.84 - Coal Mine Waste: Impounding Structures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
New and existing impounding structures constructed of coal mine
				waste or intended to impound coal mine waste shall meet the requirements of
				Section
				1817.81.
a) Coal mine waste shall not be used for
			 construction of impounding structures unless it has been demonstrated to the
			 Department that the stability of such a structure conforms to the requirements
			 of this Part and the use of coal mine waste will not have a detrimental effect
			 on downstream water quality or the environment due to acid seepage through the
			 impounding structure. The stability of the structure and the potential impact
			 of acid mine seepage through the impounding structure shall be discussed in
			 detail in the design plan submitted to the Department in accordance with 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1780.25.
b) Construction Requirements
1) Each impounding structure constructed of
			 coal mine waste or intended to impound coal mine waste shall be designed,
			 constructed and maintained in accordance with Section
			 1817.49(a) and
			 (c). Such structures may not be retained
			 permanently as part of the approved post-mining land use.
2) Each impounding structure constructed of
			 coal mine waste or intended to impound coal mine waste that meets the criteria
			 of
			 30
			 CFR 77.216(a) shall have
			 sufficient spillway capacity to safely pass, adequate storage capacity to
			 safely contain, or a combination of storage capacity and spillway capacity to
			 safely control the probable maximum precipitation of a 6-hour precipitation
			 event or greater event as specified by the Department after consideration of
			 factors such as watershed size and characteristics necessary to ensure design
			 in accordance with prudent engineering practices.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.87 - Coal Mine Waste: Burning and Burned Waste Utilization

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Coal mine waste fires shall be
			 extinguished by the person who conducts the underground mining activities, in
			 accordance with a plan approved by the Department and the Mine Safety and
			 Health Administration. The plan shall contain, at a minimum, provisions to
			 ensure that only those persons authorized by the operator, and who have an
			 understanding of the procedures to be used, shall be involved in the
			 extinguishing operations.
b) No
			 burning or unburned coal mine waste shall be removed from a permitted disposal
			 area without a removal plan approved by the Department. Consideration shall be
			 given to potential hazards to persons working or living in the vicinity of the
			 structure.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.89 - Disposal of Noncoal Mine Wastes

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 Noncoal mine wastes including, but not limited to, grease, lubricants, paints,
			 flammable liquids, garbage, abandoned mining machinery, timber, and other
			 combustible materials generated during underground mining activities shall be
			 placed and stored in a controlled manner in a designated portion of the permit
			 area. Placement and storage shall ensure that leachate and surface runoff do
			 not degrade surface or ground water, fires are prevented, and that the area
			 remains stable and suitable for reclamation and revegetation compatible with
			 the natural surroundings.
b) Final
			 disposal of noncoal mine wastes shall be in a designated disposal site in the
			 permit area, or a permitted solid waste disposal area. Disposal sites in the
			 permit area shall be designed and constructed to ensure that leachate and
			 drainage from the noncoal mine waste area does not degrade surface or
			 underground water. Wastes shall be routinely compacted and covered to prevent
			 combustion and wind-borne waste. When disposal is completed a minimum of two
			 feet of soil cover shall be placed over the site, slopes stabilized, and
			 revegetation accomplished in accordance with Sections
			 1817.111
			 through
			 1817.117.
			 Operation of the disposal site shall be conducted in accordance with all local,
			 State, and Federal requirements. Areas reclaimed to cropland capability shall
			 have a minimum of four feet of suitable soil cover.
c) At no time shall any noncoal mine waste be
			 deposited in a refuse pile or impounding structure, nor shall any excavation
			 for a noncoal mine waste disposal site be located within eight feet of any coal
			 outcrop or coal storage area.
d)
			 Notwithstanding any other provision in 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1700 through 1850, any
			 noncoal mine waste defined as "hazardous" under Section 3001 of the Resource
			 Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) ( P.L. 94-580, as amended) and 40 CFR Part
			 261 shall be handled in accordance with the requirements of Subtitle C of RCRA
			 and in accordance with the Illinois Environmental Protection Act as implemented
			 by Title 35, Subtitle G, Part 721.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.95 - Stabilization of Surface Areas

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) All
			 exposed surface areas shall be protected and stabilized to control erosion and
			 air pollution attendant to erosion in accordance with Section
			 1817.45(a).
b) Rills and gullies, greater than nine (9)
			 inches, which form in areas that have been regraded and topsoiled and rills and
			 gullies of lesser size which the Department determines either disrupt the
			 approved post-mining land use or the reestablishment of the vegetative cover,
			 or cause or contribute to a violation of Section
			 1817.42
			 for receiving streams shall be filled, regraded, or otherwise stabilized;
			 topsoil shall be replaced; and the areas shall be reseeded or
			 replanted.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.99 - Slides and Other Damage

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
At any time a slide occurs which may have a potential adverse
				effect on public property, health, safety, or the environment, the person who
				conducts the underground mining activities shall notify the Department by the
				fastest available means and comply with any remedial measures required by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.100 - Contemporaneous Reclamation and Subsidence Control

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Reclamation efforts, including, but not limited to,
				backfilling, grading, topsoil replacement, and revegetation; and subsidence
				control efforts pursuant to 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1817.121, of
				all areas affected by surface operations shall occur as contemporaneously as
				practicable with mining operations, considering possible environmental
				ramifications except when such mining impacts incident to an underground mine
				are conducted in accordance with a variance for concurrent surface and
				underground mining activities issued under 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1785.18.
				The Department shall not deny a reasonable extension under Sections
				1817.101
				through
				1817.106
				if a permittee can demonstrate that an act of God, strikes, inability to
				receive ordered equipment, or extended periods of unseasonable and not to be
				expected weather have made completion within time limits impossible. Such
				extensions shall be made until a specific date is determined by the
				Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.101 - Backfilling and Grading: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Surface areas disturbed incident to
			 underground mining activities shall be backfilled and graded in accordance with
			 the time schedule approved by the Department as a condition of the permit, but
			 not later than 12 months after cessation of active use as determined by the
			 Department.
b) Backfilling and
			 grading.
1) Backfilled material shall be
			 placed to minimize adverse effects on ground water, minimize off-site effects,
			 and support the approved post-mining land use;
2) The post-mining grades slopes need not be
			 uniform;
3) Cut-and-fill terraces
			 may be used only in those situations expressly identified in Section
			 1817.102;
			 and
4) Mine development wastes,
			 excess spoil, and coal processing waste disposal areas shall be reclaimed in a
			 manner to support the approved post-mining land use.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.102 - Backfilling and Grading: General Grading Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Disturbed areas shall be backfilled and
			 graded to:
1) Achieve the approximate original
			 contour, except as provided in subsection (k);
2) Eliminate all highwalls, spoil piles, and
			 depressions, except as provided in subsection (h) (small depressions) and in
			 subsection (k)(2) (previously mined highwalls);
3) Achieve a post-mining slope that does not
			 exceed either the angle of repose or such lesser slope as is necessary to
			 achieve a minimum long-term static safety factor of
			 1.3 and to prevent
			 slides;
4) Minimize erosion and
			 water pollution both on and off the site in accordance with Sections
			 1817.42
			 and
			 1817.95;
			 and
5) Support the approved
			 post-mining land use.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.106 - Backfilling and Grading: Previously Mined Areas

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Remaining operations on previously mined areas that contain a
				preexisting highwall shall comply with the requirements of Sections
				1817.102
				through
				1817.107,
				except as provided in this Section. The requirements of Section
				1817.102(a)(1)
				and (2) requiring that elimination of
				highwalls shall not apply to remining operations where the volume of all
				reasonably available spoil from the previous mining operations is demonstrated
				in writing to the Department to be insufficient to completely backfill the
				reaffected or enlarged highwall. The highwall shall be eliminated to the
				maximum extent technically practical in accordance with the following
				criteria:
a) All spoil generated by
			 the remining operation and any other reasonably available spoil shall be used
			 to backfill the area. Reasonably available spoil from the previous mining
			 operation in the immediate vicinity of the remining operation shall be included
			 within the permit area;
b) The
			 backfill shall be graded to a slope which is compatible with the approved
			 post-mining land use and which provides drainage and long-term stability in
			 accordance with Sections
			 1817.41(a)
			 and
			 1817.102(a)(3);
c) Any highwall remnant shall be stable as
			 determined by factors such as excessive sloughage and cracking and not pose a
			 hazard to the public health and safety or to the environment. The operator
			 shall demonstrate that the highwall remnant is stable; and
d) Spoil placed on the outslope during
			 previous mining operations shall not be disturbed if such disturbances will
			 cause instability of the remaining spoil or otherwise increase the hazard to
			 the public health and safety or to the environment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.107 - Backfilling and Grading: Steep Slopes

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Underground mining activities on steep
			 slopes shall be conducted so as to meet the requirements of Sections
			 1817.102
			 through
			 1817.106,
			 and the requirements of this Section.
b) The following materials shall not be
			 placed on the downslope:
1) Spoil;
2) Waste materials of any type;
3) Debris, including that from clearing and
			 grubbing; and
4) Abandoned or
			 disabled equipment.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.111 - Revegetation: General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
			 The permittee shall establish on regraded areas and on all other disturbed
			 areas except areas where vegetative cover is inconsistent with the approved
			 post-mining land use, a vegetative cover that is in accordance with the
			 approved permit and reclamation plan and that is:
1) Diverse, effective, and
			 permanent;
2) Comprised of species
			 native to the area, or of introduced species where desirable and necessary to
			 achieve the approved post-mining land use and approved by the
			 Department;
3) At least equal in
			 extent of cover to the natural vegetation of the area; and
4) Capable of stabilizing the soil surface
			 from erosion.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.113 - Revegetation: Timing

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Disturbed
			 areas shall be planted during the first normal period for favorable planting
			 conditions after replacement of the plant-growth medium. The normal period for
			 favorable planting is that planting time generally accepted locally for the
			 type of plant materials selected.
b) When the approved reclamation plan
			 includes the planting of trees and/or shrubs, the trees and/or shrubs shall be
			 planted within two years after replacement of the plant-growth
			 medium.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.114 - Revegetation: Mulching and Other Soil Stabilizing Practices

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Mulch or other soil stabilizing practices
			 shall be used on all areas that have been regraded and covered by topsoil or
			 topsoil substitutes. The Department shall waive this requirement if seasonal,
			 soil, or slope factors result in a condition where mulch and other soil
			 stabilizing practices are not necessary to control erosion and to promptly
			 establish an effective vegetative cover.
b) Mulches shall be mechanically or
			 chemically anchored to the soil surface to assure effective protection of the
			 soil and vegetation. The Department shall waive the mulch anchoring requirement
			 where seasonal, soil, and/or slope factors result in a condition where
			 anchoring is not necessary to stablize the mulch.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.122 - Subsidence Control: Public Notice

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
At least six (6) months prior to mining, or within that period
				if approved by the Department, the underground mine operator shall mail a
				notification to all owners and occupants of surface property and structures
				above the underground workings. The notification shall include, at a minimum,
				identification of specific areas in which mining will take place, dates that
				specific areas will be undermined, the type of mining to be employed, a
				description of measures that will be taken to prevent subsidence and/or to
				mitigate subsidence damages which may occur, and the location or locations
				where the operator's subsidence control plan may be examined. The operator
				shall maintain copies of all of the public notices mailed pursuant to this
				Section and shall make such copies available for inspection by authorized
				agents of the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.131 - Cessation of Operations: Temporary

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a) Each person who conducts underground
			 mining activities shall effectively support and maintain all surface access
			 openings to underground operations, and secure surface facilities in areas in
			 which there are no current operations, but in which operations are to be
			 resumed under an approved permit. Temporary abandonment shall not relieve a
			 person or his or her obligation to comply with any provisions of the approved
			 permit.
b) Before temporary
			 cessation of mining and reclamation operations for a period of thirty (30) days
			 or more, or as soon as it is known that a temporary cessation will extend
			 beyond thirty (30) days, each person who conducts underground mining activities
			 shall submit to the Department a notice of intention to cease or abandon
			 operations. This notice shall include a statement of the exact number of
			 surface acres and the horizontal and vertical extent of subsurface strata which
			 have been affected in the permit area prior to cessation or abandonment, the
			 extent and kind of reclamation of surface area which will have been
			 accomplished, and identification of the backfilling, regrading, revegetation,
			 environmental monitoring, underground opening closures, and water treatment
			 activities that will continue during the temporary cessation.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.132 - Cessation of Operations: Permanent

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a) The person who conducts underground mining
			 activities shall close or backfill or otherwise permanently reclaim all
			 affected areas, in accordance with these regulations and according to the
			 permit approved by the Department.
b) All surface equipment, structures, or
			 other facilities not required for continued underground mining activities and
			 monitoring, unless approved by the Department as suitable for the post-mining
			 land use or environmental monitoring, shall be removed and the affected land
			 reclaimed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.133 - Post-Mining Land Capability

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a) All
			 disturbed areas shall be restored in a timely manner to a condition capable of
			 supporting:
1) The uses which they were
			 capable of supporting prior to any mining; or
2) Higher or better uses of which there is a
			 reasonable likelihood of restoration: Provided that, no plan of restoration
			 shall be approved unless use of the area as proposed does not:
A) Present any actual or probable hazard to
			 public health or safety;
B) Pose
			 any actual threat of diminution or pollution pursuant to Section
			 1817.41;
			 or
C) That the proposed land use
			 following restoration is not found to be impracticable or unreasonable by the
			 Department or determined by the Department to be inconsistent with land use
			 policies and plans which are applicable, or to involve unreasonable delay in
			 implementation. No restoration plan shall be approved if the proposed land use
			 following reclamation is violative of other applicable law.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.150 - Roads: General

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a) Road
			 classification system.
1) Each road, as
			 defined in 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1701.Appendix A, shall be classified as either a
			 primary road or an ancillary road.
2) A primary road is any road which is:
A) Used for transporting coal or
			 spoil;
B) Frequently used for
			 access or other purposes for a period in excess of six months; or
C) To be retained for an approved post-mining
			 land use.
3) An
			 ancillary road is any road not classified as a primary road.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.151 - Primary roads

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Primary roads shall meet the requirements of Section
				1817.150 and the
				additional requirements of this Section.
a) Certification. The construction or
			 reconstruction of primary roads shall be certified in a report submitted to the
			 Department by a qualified registered professional engineer within thirty (30)
			 days after completion of construction. For purposes of this Section, completion
			 of construction shall mean the road is being used for its intended purpose as
			 determined by the Department. The professional engineer shall be experienced in
			 the design and construction of roads, as evidenced by the placement of a
			 registered professional engineer's seal on the report. The report shall
			 indicate that the primary road has been constructed or reconstructed as
			 designed and in accordance with the approved plan.
b) Safety Factor. Each primary road
			 embankment shall be shown to have a minimum static factor of safety of
			 1.3, or shall be
			 designed in compliance with the following design standards:
1) The embankment foundation area shall be
			 cleared of all organic material and the entire foundation surface shall be
			 scarified;
2) If the natural slope
			 of the foundation as measured at right angles to the roadway center line is
			 steeper than 8H:1V, the embankment shall be benched into the exiting slope
			 beginning at the embankment toe and then filled with compacted level
			 lifts;
3) The embankment fill
			 material shall be free of sod, large roots, and other large vegetative
			 matter;
4) The fill shall be
			 brought up in horizontal layers of such thickness as required to facilitate
			 compaction in accordance with prudent construction standards;
5) The moisture content of the fill material
			 shall be sufficient to secure proper compaction;
6) The side slopes of the embankment shall be
			 no steeper than 2H:1V;
7) Maximum
			 fill height shall be twenty-five (25) feet as measured from natural ground at
			 the downstream toe to the top of the embankment;
8) Embankments shall have a minimum top width
			 of (H +$N35)/5, where "H" is the embankment height as measured from natural
			 ground at the downstream toe to the top of the embankment, and shall be
			 adequate for the intended use.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.180 - Utility Installations

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All underground mining activities shall be conducted in a
				manner which minimizes damage, destruction, or disruption of services provided
				by oil, gas, and water wells; oil, gas, and coal slurry pipelines; railroads;
				electric and telephone lines; and water and sewage lines which pass over,
				under, or through the permit area, unless otherwise approved by the owner of
				those facilities and the Department.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.181 - Support Facilities

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a) Support
			 facilities shall be operated in accordance with a permit issued for the mine or
			 coal preparation plant to which it is incident or from which its operation
			 results.
b) In addition to the
			 other provisions of this Part, support facilities shall be located, maintained,
			 and used in a manner that:
1) Prevents or
			 controls erosion and siltation, water pollution, and damage to public and
			 private property; and
2) To the
			 extent possible using the best technology currently available:
A) Minimizes damage to fish, wildlife, and
			 related environmental values; and
B) Minimizes additional contributions of
			 suspended solids to streamflow or runoff outside the permit area. Any such
			 contributions shall not be in excess of the limitations of Section
			 1817.42.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.182 - Minor Underground Mine Facilities Not at or Adjacent to the Processing or Preparation Facility or Area

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a)
			 This Section sets forth performance standards for minor underground mine
			 facilities not at or adjacent to the processing or preparation facility or
			 area, such as air shafts, fan and ventilation buildings, small support
			 buildings or sheds, access power holes, other small miscellaneous structures,
			 and associated roads. These performance standards and other requirements are
			 the minimum standards which shall be required of such operations, however, the
			 Department will require application of applicable performance standards of 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code 1810 through 1828 and this Part if such minor facilities
			 significantly impact land, air or water resources.
b) Habitats of unique value for fish,
			 wildlife, and other related environmental values shall not be
			 disturbed.
c) The person who
			 utilizes such facilities shall, to the extent practicable, measure important
			 environmental characteristics of the area to be affected during the operations,
			 to minimize environmental damage to the area and to provide supportive
			 information for any permit application that person may submit under 62 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 1785.23.
d) Roads.
1)
			 Vehicular travel on other than established, graded and surfaced roads shall be
			 limited by the person who conducts coal mining activities to that absolutely
			 necessary to conduct the activities. Travel shall be confined to graded and
			 surfaced roads during periods when excessive damage to vegetation or rutting of
			 the land surface could result.
2)
			 Any new roads associated with the facilities shall comply with Sections
			 1817.150 and
			 1817.151 of this
			 Part.
3) Existing roads may be used
			 in accordance with the following:
A) All
			 applicable Federal, State, and local requirements shall be met;
B) If the road is significantly altered for
			 the operation, including, but not limited to, change of grade, widening, or
			 change of route, or if use of the road contributes additional suspended solids
			 to streamflow or runoff, then subsection (h) of this Section shall apply to all
			 areas of the road which are altered or which result in such contributions;
			 and
C) If the road is significantly
			 altered for the underground mining activities and will remain as a permanent
			 road after activities are completed, the permittee shall ensure that the
			 requirements of Sections
			 1817.150 and
			 1817.151 of this
			 Part are met for the design, construction, alteration, and maintenance of the
			 road.
4) Promptly after
			 the activities are completed, restore:
A) To a
			 condition equal to or better than their predisturbance condition; or
B) To the condition required for permanent
			 roads under Sections
			 1817.150 and
			 1817.151 of this
			 Part, as appropriate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1817 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - UNDERGROUND MINING OPERATIONS › Section 1817.190 - Affected Acreage Map

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a) On or
			 before September 1 of each year, every permit holder shall submit to the
			 Department reports and maps of affected areas.
b) Two (2) copies, plus one (1) additional
			 copy for each county in which the permit is located, of the reports and maps
			 shall be submitted showing the areas affected during the fiscal year just
			 ended. One of the copies submitted shall contain the original signature of a
			 company official. The Department shall require the map to be executed by an
			 engineer registered in accordance with the Professional Engineering Practice
			 Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 325 ] or a land surveyor registered in accordance with
			 the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor Act of 1989 [225 ILCS 330 ]. The
			 Department shall then forward one copy to the county clerk(s).
c) The map shall be planned as a continuous
			 map so that the area affected each year may be added and indicated on the map
			 by the dates it was affected. Report as required by Section
			 1817.190
			 shall be submitted to the Department. Map scales shall be in accordance with 62
			 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1779.25.
d) All maps shall show sections, township,
			 range and county lines coming within the scope of the map; access to the area
			 from the nearest public road and all weather roads within the minded area; and
			 a title containing the name of the operator, the address, scale of the map, by
			 whom the map was drawn, name of the surveyor or engineer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1819 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - AUGER MINING › Section 1819.11 - Auger Mining: General

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a) Auger mining
			 operations shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of 62 Ill.
			 Adm. Code 1816 except as provided in this Part.
b) The Illinois Department of Natural
			 Resources (Department) shall prohibit auger mining, if necessary to:
1) Maximize the utilization, recoverability,
			 or conservation of the solid fuel resource, or
2) Protect against adverse water quality
			 impacts in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.42.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1819 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - AUGER MINING › Section 1819.13 - Auger Mining: Coal Recovery

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a)
			 Auger mining shall be conducted so as to maximize the utilization and
			 conservation of the coal in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1816.59.
b) Auger mining shall be planned and
			 conducted to maximize recoverability of mineral reserves remaining after the
			 operation and reclamation are complete.
c) Each person who conducts auger mining
			 operations shall leave areas of undisturbed coal, as approved by the
			 Department, to provide access for future underground mining activities to coal
			 reserves remaining after augering is completed, unless it is established that
			 the coal reserves have been depleted or are so limited in thickness or extent
			 that it will not be possible to recover the remaining coal through surface
			 mining with the machinery available. This determination shall be made by the
			 Department upon presentation of appropriate technical evidence by the operator
			 pertaining to the availability of the remaining coal.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1819 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - AUGER MINING › Section 1819.15 - Auger Mining: Hydrological Balance

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a)
			 Auger mining shall be planned and conducted to minimize disturbances of the
			 prevailing hydrologic balance in accordance with the requirements of 62 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 1816.41
			 and
			 1816.42.
b) All auger holes, except as provided in
			 subsection (c), shall be:
1) Sealed within
			 seventy-two (72) hours after completion with an impervious and noncombustible
			 material, if the holes are discharging water containing acid- or toxic-forming
			 material. If sealing is not possible within seventy-two (72) hours, the
			 discharge shall be treated commencing within seventy-two (72) hours after
			 completion to meet applicable effluent limitations and water quality standards
			 of subsection (a) until the holes are sealed; and
2) Sealed with an impervious noncombustible
			 material, within thirty (30) days following completion, if the holes are not
			 discharging water containing acid- or toxic-forming material.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 62 - MINING › Part 1819 - SPECIAL PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - AUGER MINING › Section 1819.17 - Auger Mining: Subsidence Protection

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Auger mining shall be conducted in accordance with the
				requirements of 62 Ill. Adm. Code
				1817.121(a) and
				(c).