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September 22, 2011: The Illinois EPA has provided over $1.5
million for SFY2012 through its
enforcement grant program to 17 county agencies, the Ambraw
Valley Solid Waste Agency, and Chicago. This program delegates
inspection authority to local governments to take advantage of
additional staff resources at the local level. Costs are shared
between local and state government.
On September 16, 2011, U.S. EPA placed the Sandoval Zinc Company (former zinc smelter) on the National Priorities List of Superfund sites.
September 14, 2011:
The 2010 Landfill Capacity Report is now available. This annual report shows remaining capacity of more than 1.0 billion gate cubic yards in the 45 Illinois landfills that reported as of Jan. 1, 2011, for a total
of 23 years of remaining capacity.
The 43 landfills active in 2010 accepted more than 46.1 million gate cubic yards of municipal waste for disposal.
August 23, 2011: The Illinois Pollution Control Board adopted
final amendments to the financial assurance regulations of
35 Ill. Adm. Code 807 Subpart F,
810.104, and
811 Subpart G. The effective date of the amendments is June 22,
2011. The amendments to Parts 807 and 811 add auto-renewal language
to the letters of credit and bonds obtained by Illinois landfills as
financial assurance for closure and post-closure care. The
amendments also reduce the required term for bonds and letters of
credit from four or five years to one year or more. In addition to
the aforementioned substantive changes, the amendments include
numerous language revisions, corrections, reiterations, and updated
references including an updated reference at Section 810.104.
August 5, 2010:
Public Act 96-1416, effective July 30, 2010 amends the Environmental Protection Act
regarding the management of Clean Construction and Demolition Debris (CCDD). The new law creates a state tipping fee for CCDD
disposal and provides additional standards for materials being accepted at CCDD facilities and soil-only fill sites.
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Potentially Infectious Medical Waste (PIMW) manifests and Uniform
Hazardous Waste manifests are available to purchase on line via
credit card.
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The Bureau of Land's goals are to protect human health and the environment
by ensuring that hazardous and solid waste will be managed in a sound manner,
and to reduce or control risk to human health and the environment by overseeing
the cleanup of contaminated sites.
