Expiration date: 1/29/2014
The applicant seeks authorization to establish a new surface coal mining facility 4 miles southwest of Pinckneyville, Illinois. The project has 231.9 acres of mining area and 65.5 acres of support area. Two ephemeral stream comprising 1893lf, one 8.24 acre jurisdictional emergent wetland and four non jurisdictional wetlands comprising 1.98 acres will be impacted by the activities. Mitigation will be done onsite with stream mitigation occuring during the reclamation phase and wetland mitigation occuring after the NPDES pond is no longer needed. The project is located on a tributary to Little Galum Creek, in Perry County, Illinois. The Public Notice opens January 15, 2014 and closes January 29, 2014.