Illinois Administrative Code
Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part 731 - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Subpart F - RELEASE RESPONSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION
Section 731.166 - Corrective Action Plan
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) At any point after reviewing the information submitted in compliance with Sections 731.161 through 731.163, the Agency may require owners and operators to submit additional information or to develop and submit a corrective action plan for responding to contaminated soils and groundwater. If a plan is required, owners and operators must submit the plan according to a schedule and format established by the Agency. Alternatively, owners and operators may, after fulfilling the requirements of Sections 731.161 through 731.163, choose to submit a corrective action plan for responding to contaminated soil and groundwater.
b) The Agency must approve the corrective action plan only after ensuring that implementation of the plan will adequately protect human health, safety and the environment. In making this determination, the Agency must consider the following factors as appropriate:
c) Upon approval of the corrective action plan or as directed by the Agency, owners and operators must implement the plan, including modifications to the plan made by the Agency. They must monitor, evaluate and report the results of implementing the plan in accordance with a schedule and in a format established by the Agency.
d) Owners and operators may, in the interest of minimizing environmental contamination and promoting more effective cleanup, begin cleanup of soil and groundwater before the corrective action plan is approved provided that they: