State of Illinois and Federal Permit Review

This project involved assessment and review of procedures used by various agencies in the state of Illinois as well as federal procedures in permitting applications to alter stream channels.

The report is submitted as: 

Title: Current State and Federal Procedures for Review of Permit Applications for Channel Alterations in Illinois

Authors: Rosanna L. Mattingly and Edwin E. Herricks

As: Technical Report in support of Project WR 35. Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Springfield, Illinois. 43 pp. + Appendices A–L.

The report’s Table of Contents provides details about the agencies reviewed and materials considered during the process:

Introduction and Overview
Agencies with Regulatory Authority
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Illinois Department of Transportation
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Agencies with Review Authority
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois Department of Historic Preservation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Others Involved in the Review Process
Review and Discussion
References

Appendices
A. Protecting Illinois Waters
B. Individual Permit Requests for Channel Alteration Projects Submitted Primarily to the Illinois Department of Transportation between 1919 and 1988
C. Individual Permit Requests for Bank Stabilization Projects Submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation between 1915 and 1988
D. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Permit Evaluation and Decision Documentation
E. Attorney General Comment on Definition of “Public Waters or Public Bodies of Water” in Illinois
F. Public Bodies of Water Delineated in Draft Rules of the Illinois Department of Transportation Division of Water Resources
G. Procedures and Criteria for Certification of Application for Permits or Licenses for Discharge into Waters of the State, Environmental Protection Agency
H. State of Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals Division of Land Reclamation Application for Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations Permit—Surface Operations
I. Illinois Department of Conservation Memo Dated 17 February 1988 Regarding Inter-Agency Coordination of Proposed Chain O’Lakes Dredging
J. Summaries of Partial Review of Permit Applications for Projects to which the Illinois Department of Conservation Has Indicated Specific Comments or Objections
K. Guidelines for Mitigation Practices Used Previously by the Illinois Department of Conservation
L. Nationwide Permits, Federal Register 51(219): 41254–41260