Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1816 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES
Section 1816.64 - Use of Explosives: Public Notice of Blasting Schedule
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) All blasting shall be conducted from sunrise to sunset, and at times announced in the blasting schedule. The Department shall limit the area covered, timing and sequence of blasting, as listed in the schedule, if such limitations are necessary and reasonable in order to protect public health, safety or welfare.
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 one-half mile of the blasting site and document the reason(s) for the unscheduled blast in accordance Section 1816.68(a)(17). Unscheduled blasting does not include nighttime blasting, which is prohibited at all times.
c) Blasting schedule publication
d) The blasting schedule shall contain at a minimum:
e) Public notice of changes in blasting schedules
Before blasting in areas or at times not in a previous schedule, the person who conducts the surface mining activities shall prepare a revised schedule according to the procedures in subsections (c) and (d).