# 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.42: Section 1816.42 Hydrologic Balance: Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations

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## Section

- **Citation:** 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1816.42
- **Heading:** Section 1816.42 Hydrologic Balance: Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 62 MINING / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES / Part 1816 PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS – SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES / Section 1816.42 Hydrologic Balance: Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations

## Text

Section 1816
Section 1816.42  Hydrologic
Balance: Water Quality Standards and Effluent Limitations
Discharges of water from areas
disturbed by surface mining activities shall be made in compliance with the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, as amended (30 U.S.C. 1251 et
seq.), the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 111½, pars.
1001 et seq.) [415 ILCS 5/1] and with effluent limitations for coal mining
promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency set forth in 40 CFR 434
(1992).  40 CFR 434 (1992) does not include any later amendments or editions.

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