Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1823 - SPECIAL PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - OPERATIONS ON PRIME FARMLAND
Section 1823.15 - Prime Farmland: Revegetation
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
Each person who conducts surface coal mining and reclamation operations on prime farmland regardless of whether such land has been drilled, blasted, or mined, shall meet the following revegetation requirements during reclamation:
a) Following soil replacement, that person shall establish a vegetative cover capable of stabilizing the soil surface with respect to erosion. All vegetation shall be in compliance with the plan approved by the Department under 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1785.17 and carried out in a manner that encourages prompt vegetative cover and recovery of productive capacity. The timing and mulching provisions of 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.113 and 1816.114 or 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1817.113 and 1817.114 shall be met.
b) Measurement of success of prime farmland revegetation shall be conducted in accordance with the following provisions: