1. a) A permittee must notify the Agency within one hour of becoming aware of an emergency situation concerning mining activities that causes or threatens a discharge of contaminants into the waters of Illinois. The permittee must initially notify the Agency by telephone and then by written notice, including a description of corrective measures taken. The permittee must immediately undertake necessary corrective measures consistent with Agency approval under subsection (b). Emergency situations likely to violate the Act or Subtitle D include:

   1. 1) Dike, levee, dam or pipeline rupture;
   2. 2) Flooded pit containing waters that do not meet the standards of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 406;
   3. 3) Power failure or mechanical breakdown of any wastewater treatment facility.
2. b) The Agency may temporarily suspend the permit requirement to install and operate any device or facility necessary to correct the emergency situation.

(Source: Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 11606, effective September 25, 2019)