Illinois Environmental Checklist

To obtain Project Plan approval, a loan applicant must satisfy the IEPA that the project will comply with various State and Federal enactments for protection of historical/cultural resources, recreational areas, rivers, streams wetlands, any body of water, floodplains, river and stream banks, rare and endangered species, prime agricultural land, air and water quality and other sensitive environmental areas. The IEPA Loan Applicant Environmental Checklist and Certification Form covers the National Historic Preservation Act, the Threatened and Endangered Species Protection Act, USACE, IDNR Office of Water Resources, Conversion of Prime Agricultural Land to Other Uses, Secondary Environmental Impacts, and sign off from the Designated Water Quality Management Agency.