Section 245.1100  Suspension, Revocation, Remediation and Administrative Penalties

The Department may, through the enforcement process set forth in this Subpart, suspend or revoke a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, order actions to remediate, or issue administrative penalties for one or more of the following causes:

a)         providing misleading, or materially untrue information in a permit application process or in any document or information provided to the Department (Section 1-60(a)(1) of the Act);

b)         violating any condition of the permit (Section 1-60(a)(2) of the Act);

c)         violating any provision of or any regulation adopted under the Act or the Illinois Oil and Gas Act (Section 1-60(a)(3) of the Act);

d)         using fraudulent, coercive, or dishonest practices, or demonstrating incompetence, untrustworthiness, or financial irresponsibility in the conduct of business in this State or elsewhere (Section 1-60(a)(4) of the Act);

e)         having a high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing permit, or its equivalent, revoked in any other state, province, district, or territory for incurring a material or major violation or using fraudulent or dishonest practices (Section 1-60(a)(5) of the Act);

f)         the existence of an emergency condition under which the conduct of high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing operations would pose a significant hazard to public health, aquatic life, wildlife, or the environment (Section 1-60(a)(6) of the Act); or

g)         a determination of pollution or diminution made pursuant to an investigation under Section 245.610 (Section 1-83(d) of the Act).