Bolingbrook, IL Environmental Rules: Erosion Control (2026)

Sec. 16-61(a) sets three independent permit triggers administered by the department of public works and engineering: any land disturbance over 5,000 square feet, any disturbance over 500 square feet within 25 feet of a lake, pond, stream or wetland, or any excavation or fill exceeding 100 cubic yards. Sec. 16-61(b) exempts basement excavation for a single-family home on a lot over two acres with an issued building permit, agricultural conservation activity, and septic system work. Applicants must submit a vicinity map, a development plan showing existing topography and drainage, and an erosion and sediment control plan detailing sediment basins, stabilization measures, and maintenance responsibility, prepared to the state's 'Yellow Book' and the Will County Soil and Water Conservation District's 'Green Book' standards, plus a filing fee and a letter of credit or other security under Sec.

16-61(e). The department must act within 30 days of a complete application, and an issued permit expires if work is not started within 180 days. Denials and permit decisions can be appealed to the board of trustees after a public hearing. Sec. 16-62 sets design standards scaled to disturbed acreage, including filter barriers for under one acre, sediment traps for one to five acres, and sediment basins above five acres, plus a requirement that disturbed areas be stabilized within seven calendar days of work stopping. Sec. 16-63 lets the department issue a stop-work order and, after a board of trustees hearing, suspend or revoke the permit for violations.