(225 ILCS 720/3.06) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 7903.06)
Sec. 3.06.
Topsoil.
(a) The topsoil shall be removed from the land in
a separate layer, replaced on the backfill area, or if not used immediately,
segregated in a separate pile from other spoil. When the topsoil is not
replaced on a backfill area within a time short enough to avoid deterioration
of the topsoil, a successful cover shall be maintained by quick-growing
plant or other means thereafter so that the topsoil is preserved from wind and
water erosion, remains free of any contamination by other acid or toxic
material, and is in usable condition for sustaining vegetation when restored
during reclamation.
(b) If topsoil is of insufficient quantity or of poor quality for sustaining
vegetation, or if other strata or combinations of strata can be shown to
be more suitable for vegetation requirements, then the operator shall remove,
segregate, and preserve in a like manner such other strata which are best
able to support vegetation.
(c) The topsoil, or the best available subsoil or combination of soil
which is best able to support vegetation, shall be restored.
(d) The term "topsoil" shall be defined by the Department by rule. Such
definition shall consider regional differences in conditions in this State.
(Source: P.A. 81-1015.)
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