Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1816 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES
Section 1816.57 - Hydrologic Balance: Stream Buffer Zones
Universal Citation: 62 IL Admin Code ยง 1816.57
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) No land within one hundred (100) feet of the top of the bank of the normal channel of a perennial stream or an intermittent stream shall be disturbed by surface mining activities, except in accordance with Section 1816.43, unless the Department specifically authorizes surface mining activities close to or through such a stream upon finding:
1) That
the original stream channel and its associated riparian vegetation will be
restored; and surface mining activities will not cause or contribute to a
violation of Section
1816.42
and will not adversely affect the water quantity and quality or other
environmental resources of the stream;
2) If there will be a temporary or permanent
stream channel diversion, it will comply with Section 1816.43.
b) The area not to be disturbed shall be designated a buffer zone and marked as specified in Section 1816.11.
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