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TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE G: WASTE DISPOSAL
CHAPTER I: POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
SUBCHAPTER i: SOLID WASTE AND SPECIAL WASTE HAULING
PART 811 STANDARDS FOR NEW SOLID WASTE LANDFILLS
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SUBPART A: GENERAL STANDARDS FOR ALL LANDFILLS

Section 811.101 Scope and Applicability
Section 811.102 Location Standards
Section 811.103 Surface Water Drainage
Section 811.104 Survey Controls
Section 811.105 Compaction
Section 811.106 Daily Cover
Section 811.107 Operating Standards
Section 811.108 Salvaging
Section 811.109 Boundary Control
Section 811.110 Closure and Written Closure Plan
Section 811.111 Postclosure Maintenance
Section 811.112 Recordkeeping Requirements for MSWLF Units
Section 811.113 Electronic Reporting

SUBPART B: INERT WASTE LANDFILLS

Section 811.201 Scope and Applicability
Section 811.202 Determination of Contaminated Leachate
Section 811.203 Design Period
Section 811.204 Final Cover
Section 811.205 Final Slope and Stabilization
Section 811.206 Leachate Sampling
Section 811.207 Load Checking

SUBPART C: PUTRESCIBLE AND CHEMICAL WASTE LANDFILLS

Section 811.301 Scope and Applicability
Section 811.302 Facility Location
Section 811.303 Design Period
Section 811.304 Foundation and Mass Stability Analysis
Section 811.305 Foundation Construction
Section 811.306 Liner Systems
Section 811.307 Leachate Drainage System
Section 811.308 Leachate Collection System
Section 811.309 Leachate Treatment and Disposal Systems
Section 811.310 Landfill Gas Monitoring
Section 811.311 Landfill Gas Management Systems
Section 811.312 Landfill Gas Processing and Disposal Systems
Section 811.313 Intermediate Cover
Section 811.314 Final Cover System
Section 811.315 Hydrogeologic Site Investigations
Section 811.316 Plugging and Sealing of Drill Holes
Section 811.317 Groundwater Impact Assessment
Section 811.318 Design, Construction, and Operation of Groundwater Monitoring Systems
Section 811.319 Groundwater Monitoring Programs
Section 811.320 Groundwater Quality Standards
Section 811.321 Waste Placement
Section 811.322 Final Slope and Stabilization
Section 811.323 Load Checking Program
Section 811.324 Corrective Action Measures for MSWLF Units
Section 811.325 Selection of remedy for MSWLF Units
Section 811.326 Implementation of the corrective action program at MSWLF Units

SUBPART D: MANAGEMENT OF SPECIAL WASTES AT LANDFILLS

Section 811.401 Scope and Applicability
Section 811.402 Notice to Generators and Transporters
Section 811.403 Special Waste Manifests
Section 811.404 Identification Record
Section 811.405 Recordkeeping Requirements
Section 811.406 Procedures for Excluding Regulated Hazardous Wastes

SUBPART E: CONSTRUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS

Section 811.501 Scope and Applicability
Section 811.502 Duties and Qualifications of Key Personnel
Section 811.503 Inspection Activities
Section 811.504 Sampling Requirements
Section 811.505 Documentation
Section 811.506 Foundations and Subbases
Section 811.507 Compacted Earth Liners
Section 811.508 Geomembranes
Section 811.509 Leachate Collection Systems

SUBPART G: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE

Section 811.700 Scope, Applicability and Definitions
Section 811.701 Upgrading Financial Assurance
Section 811.702 Release of Financial Institution
Section 811.703 Application of Proceeds and Appeals
Section 811.704 Closure and Post-Closure Care and Corrective Action Cost Estimates
Section 811.705 Revision of Cost Estimate
Section 811.706 Mechanisms for Financial Assurance
Section 811.707 Use of Multiple Financial Mechanisms
Section 811.708 Use of a Financial Mechanism for Multiple Sites
Section 811.709 Trust Fund for Unrelated Sites
Section 811.710 Trust Fund
Section 811.711 Surety Bond Guaranteeing Payment
Section 811.712 Surety Bond Guaranteeing Performance
Section 811.713 Letter of Credit
Section 811.714 Closure Insurance
Section 811.715 Self-Insurance for Non-Commercial Sites
Section 811.716 Local Government Financial Test
Section 811.717 Local Government Guarantee
Section 811.718 Discounting
Section 811.719 Corporate Financial Test
Section 811.720 Corporate Guarantee

Section 811.APPENDIX A Financial Assurance Forms

Section 811.ILLUSTRATION A Trust Agreement
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION B Certificate of Acknowledgment
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION C Forfeiture Bond
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION D Performance Bond
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION E Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION F Certificate of Insurance for Closure and/or Post-Closure Care or Corrective Action
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION G Owner's or Operator's Bond Without Surety
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION H Owner's or Operator's Bond With Parent Surety
Section 811.ILLUSTRATION I Letter from Chief Financial Officer

Section 811.APPENDIX B State-Federal MSWLF Regulations Correlation Table
Section 811.APPENDIX C List of Leachate Monitoring Parameters
AUTHORITY: Implementing Sections 7.2, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, and 22.40 and authorized by Section 27 of the Environmental Protection Act [415 ILCS 5/7.2, 21, 21.1, 22, 22.17, 22.40, and 27].
SOURCE: Adopted in R88-7 at 14 Ill. Reg. 15861, effective September 18, 1990; amended in R92-19 at 17 Ill. Reg. 12413, effective July 19, 1993; amended in R93-10 at 18 Ill. Reg. 1308, effective January 13, 1994; expedited correction at 18 Ill. Reg. 7504, effective July 19, 1993; amended in R90-26 at 18 Ill. Reg. 12481, effective August 1, 1994; amended in R95-13 at 19 Ill. Reg. 12257, effective August 15, 1995; amended in R96-1 at 20 Ill. Reg. 12000, effective August 15, 1996; amended in R97-20 at 21 Ill. Reg. 15831, effective November 25, 1997; amended in R98-9 at 22 Ill. Reg. 11491, effective June 23, 1998; amended in R99-1 at 23 Ill. Reg. 2794, effective February 17, 1999; amended in R98-29 at 23 Ill. Reg. 6880, effective July 1, 1999; amended in R04-5/R04-15 at 28 Ill. Reg. 9107, effective June 18, 2004; amended in R05-1 at 29 Ill. Reg. 5044, effective March 22, 2005; amended in R06-5/R06-6/R06-7 at 30 Ill. Reg. 4136, effective February 23, 2006; amended in R06-16/R06-17/R06-18 at 31 Ill. Reg. 1435, effective December 20, 2006; amended in R07-8 at 31 Ill. Reg. 16172, effective November 27, 2007; amended in R10-9 at 35 Ill. Reg. 10842, effective June 22, 2011; amended in R10-09(A) at 35 Ill. Reg. 18882, effective October 24, 2011; amended in R14-1/R14-2/R14-3 at 38 Ill. Reg. 7259, effective March 13, 2014; amended in R17-14/R17-15/R18-12/R18-31 at 42 Ill. Reg. 21330, effective November 19, 2018; amended in R20-8/R20-16 at 44 Ill. Reg. 15577, effective September 3, 2020; amended in R25-23 at 49 Ill. Reg. 12769, effective September 23, 2025.