Section 404.108  Violation of Conditions and Standards in a Permit

a)         A permittee must not violate the conditions and standards contained in its State permit.

b)         In addition to other sanctions under the Act and Subtitle D, the Board may revoke a State permit in appropriate circumstances, including the following:

1)         Due to existing geological conditions, an operator cannot carry out mining activities without causing a violation of the Act or Subtitle D;

2)         A permittee's history of chronic disregard for the Act or Board regulations;

3)         Obtaining a permit by misrepresentation or failure to disclose all relevant facts; or

4)         Other circumstances in which it is affirmatively shown that the general standard for permit issuance under 35 Ill. Adm. Code 405.102 would not be met if the permittee submitted a new permit application.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 11597, effective September 25, 2019)