Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations: Article III - Performance Standards For Surface Mining
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.01
General Requirement. Each person conducting surface mining operations shall as a minimum comply with all applicable performance standards set forth in this Article. Each...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.02
Coal Utilization. Surface mining operations shall be conducted so as to maximize the utilization and conservation of the solid fuel resource being recovered so...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.03
Land Use. Affected land shall be restored to a condition capable of supporting the uses which it was capable of supporting prior to any...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.04
Grading. (a) Affected land shall be backfilled, compacted (where advisable to insure stability or to prevent leaching of toxic materials), and graded in order...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.05
Stabilization. All surface areas, including spoil piles, affected by the surface mining and reclamation operation shall be stabilized and protected to effectively control erosion...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.06
Topsoil. (a) The topsoil shall be removed from the land in a separate layer, replaced on the backfill area, or if not used immediately,...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.07
Prime Farmlands and High Capability Lands. (a) For all prime farmlands to be mined and reclaimed, the operator shall, as a minimum, (1) segregate...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.08
Runoff Water. (a) All runoff water from affected areas shall be impounded, drained, or treated so as to reduce soil erosion, damage to unmined...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.09
Augering. Any augering operation associated with surface mining shall be conducted in a manner to maximize recoverability of mineral reserves remaining after mining operations...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.10
Hydrology. (a) Disturbances to the prevailing hydrologic balance at the mine-site and in associated offsite areas and to the quality and quantity of water...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.11
Wastes. (a) With respect to surface disposal of mine wastes, tailings, coal processing wastes, and other wastes in areas other than the mine working...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.12
Nearby Mines. Surface mining shall not be permitted within five hundred feet from active and abandoned underground mines except as provided in this Section....
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.13
Explosives. (a) Explosives shall be used only in accordance with existing State and Federal law and rules promulgated by the Department. Such rules shall...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.14
Roads and Ditches. (a) The construction, maintenance, and postmining conditions of roads into and across the site of mining operations shall control or prevent...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.15
Vegetation. (a) A suitable, diverse, effective, and permanent vegetative cover of the same seasonal variety native to the area of affected land shall be...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.16
Offsite Areas. (a) Offsite areas shall be protected from slides or damage occurring during surface mining and reclamation operations. (b) Surface mining operations that...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.17
Excess Spoil. All excess spoil material resulting from surface mining and reclamation activities shall be placed in such a manner that: (a) spoil is...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.18
Fish, Wildlife, and Related Environmental Values. To the extent possible using the best technology currently available, the operator shall minimize disturbances and adverse impacts...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.19
Natural Barriers. An undisturbed natural barrier shall be provided beginning at the elevation of the lowest coal seam to be mined and extending from...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.20
Illinois Environmental Protection Act. All requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, and of rules and regulations thereunder, shall be complied with fully at...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.21
Signs. Each permittee shall conspicuously maintain at each entrance to the surface mining and reclamation operations a clearly visible sign which sets forth the...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.22
Other Criteria. The operator shall meet such other criteria required by the Department for a particular site as are necessary to achieve reclamation in...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.23
Steep-Slope Mining. (a) This Section applies to steep-slope surface mining. A steep slope is a slope greater than 20 degrees. The standards set forth...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.24
Water Rights. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting in any way the right of any person to enforce or protect,...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.25
Timing of Reclamation. (a) Reclamation efforts on all land that is disturbed by surface mining operations shall proceed in an environmentally sound manner and...
- Illinois Surface Coal Mining Land Conservation and Reclamation Act. - 225 ILCS 720, Section 3.26
Variances for Joint Surface and Underground Mining. (a) Where the applicant proposes to combine surface mining operations with underground mining operations to assure maximum...
Last modified: February 18, 2015