Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 240 - THE ILLINOIS OIL AND GAS ACT
Subpart H - LEASE OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Section 240.890 - Crude Oil Spill Remediation Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) All crude oil spills that occur after November 8, 1993, regardless of amount, from wells, flowlines, tanks, concrete storage structures, pits or containment dikes are subject to this Section.
b) The permittee is required to initiate the following emergency response procedures for all crude oil spills as soon as practical after a spill has occured:
c) Remaining oil on the land surface shall be removed using absorbent material. The absorbent material shall be disposed of in accordance with Section 240.891(b) of this Part.
d) Contaminated soil shall be remediated in accordance with Section 240.891(a)(1) through (4) or, if required to be removed from the site in accordance with subsection (f) of this Section, shall be disposed of in accordance with Section 240.891(a)(5).
e) If a spill enters a public road ditch, visible oil-contaminated soil shall be removed from the roadside ditch and:
f) The Department may require additional remediation action to be taken by the permittee, which may include flushing of the area (e.g., stream banks, etc.) with freshwater, the addition of organic material (e.g., peat moss, straw), chemical treatment, additional disking of the soil or soil and absorbent material removal if the soil and/or absorbent material within the spill area cannot meet the TPH (total petroleum hydrocarbon) standard specified in Section 240.891(a)(1)(C).
g) The permittee shall be required to submit on request, or within 90 days after the spill occurred, on a form prescribed by the Department, the following information:
h) Additional reports are required each 90 days until the spill remediation is completed and approved by the Department.