The Economic Impact of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4, Mine-Related Pollution (R76-20 and R77-10)

摘要

This report is the economic impact study of the proposed changes to Chapter Four of the Illinois Pollution Control Board regulations as reported in R77-10. The proposed addition of the definition, Mining Storage Facility, as reported in R76-20 is assumed to be included in the analysis of the proposed revised Chapter four. The principal changes in the proposed Chapter Four include: (1) Add or significantly modify nine definitions, (2) Include Coal Transfer Facility or Coal Storage Yard under Chapter Four rather than Chapter Three Regulations, (3) Exempt of Domestic Retail Sales Yards from state permits unless they create pollution, (4) Inclusion of the NPDES program into the Chapter Four regulations, (5) Require construction and operating permits, (6) Replace the abandonment permit with an abandonment plan, and (7) Change the effluent standards to comply with federal standards.