AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 5, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, and 28.1, and authorized by Section 2, of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/5, 5/21, 5/21.1, 5/22, 5/22.17, 5/28.1, and 5/27].POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
a) A storage pile that is regulated by this Subpart shall be closed as a landfill pursuant to the provisions of Subpart C of this Part unless the owner or operator can demonstrate that wastes have either been added to or removed from the unit within the preceding year. At a minimum, such demonstration shall include photographs, records or other observable or discernable information.
b) An owner or operator of a storage pile may obtain up to a six month extension of the closure requirement from the Agency upon providing proof, in the form of a past or present sales contract or similar evidence, that a specific market for the material exists.