Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 900 - LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT FACILITY REGULATIONS › Subpart F - LAGOON LIVESTOCK WASTE HANDLING FACILITIES › Section 900.608 - Lagoon Closure

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) When
				any livestock waste lagoon is removed from service, it shall be completely
				emptied. Appropriate closure procedures shall be followed as determined by the
				requirements of this Part. [510 ILCS
				77/15(e) ]
1) In the event that any livestock waste
				lagoon is removed from service, the requirements contained in Section 15(e) of
				the Livestock Management Facilities Act [510 ILCS
				77/15(e) ] shall be met. The owner or
				operator shall notify the Department in writing when a lagoon is removed from
				service. Within 60 days after removal of the lagoon from service, the owner or
				operator shall submit a lagoon closure plan to the Department for review and
				approval. If no lagoon closure plan is received by the Department within 60
				days, the Department shall send the lagoon owner a notice of default.
2) The lagoon closure plan shall provide for
				the following;
A) A location area map of the
				lagoon and surrounding area;
B) The
				sampling, analysis for total nitrogen, ammonium nitrogen, and phosphorus, and
				reporting of results of all remaining livestock waste, sludge and minimum
				six-inch thickness of soil from throughout the lagoon interior;
C) The removal of all remaining livestock
				waste including sludge, the removal of a minimum 6 inch thickness of soil from
				throughout the lagoon interior, and the application of these materials to crop
				land at agronomic rates as set forth in Subpart H of this Part or their
				otherwise proper disposal;
D) The
				removal of all associated appurtenances, including but not limited to transfer
				lines, ramps, pumping ports and other waste conveyance structures;
E) The proper management of any impounded
				precipitation in the remaining excavation if it is not immediately filled and
				the area immediately returned to its pre-construction condition;
F) The proper abandonment of any monitoring
				wells conducted pursuant to the Illinois Water Well Construction Code at 77
				Ill. Adm. Code
				920.120;
G) The restoration of the topography at the
				lagoon site to its pre-construction condition; and
H) A proposed time frame for the completion
				of the closure activities no greater than two years from the cessation of
				operation date unless the lagoon is maintained or serviced.
3) The Department shall review and
				approve, reject, or request additional information relative to the lagoon
				closure plan.
4) The Department may
				also grant a waiver to any of the closure requirements of this Section that
				will permit the lagoon to be used for an alternative purpose. [510 ILCS
				77/15(e) ] Each request for a waiver
				shall contain a certification from a Licensed Professional Engineer or Licensed
				Professional Geologist, as relevant, that the grant of the waiver is at least
				as protective of the groundwater and surface water as the stated requirements.
				The Department shall notify the applicant in writing of its determination
				within 30 days after receipt of the request for a waiver. To grant the waiver,
				the Department must determine that the waiver is at least as protective as the
				stated requirements.
5) The owner
				or operator shall notify the Department prior to the commencement of closure
				activities to allow for an inspection by the Department during the closure
				process.
6) Upon completion of the
				lagoon closure activities as prescribed by the Department-approved closure
				plan, the owner or operator shall notify the Department. The Department shall
				conduct a site inspection and issue a written notification of closure
				completion or inform the owner or operator of any unresolved closure
				issues.