SCOTT WAGUESPACK

CITY

CITY OF

COUNCIL

CHICAGO*

ALDERMAN, 32ND WARD

2657

NORTH CLYBOURN AVENUE

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

60614

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JUN 0 5 2008

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May 03, 2008

Mr. John Therriault

Assistant Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 West Randolph St. Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601

Re: Rule Making R08-009

Dear Members of the Illinois Pollution Control Board:

On behalf of my constituent residents and businesses in the 32

nd

Ward of Chicago and the City of

Chicago, I write to express my full support for the recommended water quality standard improvements

proposed by the EPA for the Chicago Area Waterways (CAWS) and Lower Des Plaines River under rule-

making R08-009.

As an outdoor enthusiast, and conservationist, I understand the vital link between our natural resources,

and quality of life issues for all who benefit from clean water resources. I support the Illinois EPA

recommendations so we can take another step in improving the water quality in the region for everyone's

use. It is essential that the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District disinfect sewage treatment plant

effluent to kill bacteria and protect public health and implement temperature and dissolved oxygen

standards to protect fish and help them flourish in a cleaner water source.

Having been transformed from a sewage ridden reservoir to an economic and recreational asset came

about because of the commitment of many organizations

and

governmental entities

to make the .system

useful again. We should assist the Water Reclamation District, the City of Chicago, the Chicago Park

District and all other community based organizations looking to continually improve the system in any

way possible. The implementation of these improvements will keep us moving in the right direction.

I encourage the members of the IPCB to join in the efforts of the Illinois EPA and others in reclaiming

our natural resources through long term planning and to maintain this vital public resource for now and

future generations.

Yours very trul ,

Scott E. Wa spack

Alderman, City of Chicago