(70 ILCS 405/36) (from Ch. 5, par. 138.3)
Sec. 36.
Guidelines.
The Department shall, pursuant to subsection (8)
of Section 6 of this Act, adopt and revise guidelines for erosion and sediment
control. Before adopting or revising any guidelines, the Department must
hold public hearings with respect thereto. At least 30 days notice of the
hearing must be given by the Department in such manner as the Department
considers as best suited to bring the hearing to the attention of soil and
water conservation districts and of all other persons interested in the
guidelines or proposed revisions. Like notice must be given by the Department
to any person who has filed a request for notice of such hearings. Copies
of the proposed guidelines or revisions must be made available to all those
receiving notice of the hearing and to any other person, upon request.
In developing its guidelines for implementing and administering the comprehensive
State erosion and sediment control program, the Department shall:
(a) base those guidelines on available relevant physical and developmental
information concerning the watersheds and drainage basins of the State,
including but not limited to, data relating to land use, soils, hydrology,
geology, size of land area being disturbed, proximate water bodies and
their characteristics, transportation, and public facilities and services;
(b) include any survey of lands and waters as the Department considers
appropriate, or as is required by any applicable law, to identify areas
with erosion and sediment problems; and
(c) include conservation guidelines for various types of soils and land
uses, which guidelines shall include criteria, techniques and methods for
the control of erosion and sediment resulting from land disturbing activities.
The program and guidelines shall be made available for public inspection
at the office of the Department and shall be provided to any person upon request.
(Source: P.A. 80-159.)
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