October

9,

2008

cfVED

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

KS

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Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

OCT

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100 West

Randolph

Street,

Suite 11-500

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

pS

1

TATE

OP

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UtUDn

Control

Board

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

my

family,

I am

writing

to express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water quality

standard

improvements

proposed

by

the Illinois

EPA for

the Chicago

Area

Waterways

(CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rule

making

R08-009.

These

changes

are long

overdue

and

recommended

only after

five years

of study

on the

CAWS

and seven

on the

Lower

Des

Plaines.

We

should

all support

the Illinois

EPA’s

effort

and

approve

the changes.

As a

recreational

user

of the Chicago

River,

I think it

is

critical

that:

•

The Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment

plant effluent

to kill

bacteria

and protect

public

health

and

•

Temperature

and

dissolved oxygen

standards

be implemented

to

protect

fish and help

them

flourish.

Over

the

years, the

entire CAWS

system

has changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full of raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has vastly

improved through

the leadership

of

agencies

like the Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and its

Tunnel and

Reservoir Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their master

planning. The

City

of Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like Blue Island

and Skokie

have poured

millions

into

river access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and crew.

And

so much work

has been

done to improve

habitat

and control

pollution

that

in the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish have climbed

from

under 10 to

nearly

70, including

game fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass and

bluegill and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like this

only comes

along

every 20

years,

right

now

we have

a once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue our

momentum

by

supporting

the

Illinois

EPA

recommendations

so we

can make

the

next

quantum

leap forward

in water

quality.

There

is no

magic bullet

and

or all-in-one

measure

that

can

eliminate

water pollution

but we

know

that

if

we

want

the

Chicago

River

to continue

to

improve

and serve

our

communities

as

a

recreational,

natural

and

economic resource,

disinfection

and

the rest

of the Illinois

EPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that as

a society

it

is our

moral

obligation

to

ensure

that

we work

to achieve

the highest

potential

for

shared

resources,

including

and

especially

water.

And

as

stewards

of these

natural

resources,

we

should not

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but the

maximum.

Thank

you,

Thoma L.

Keajeny

1148

Cayuga

Drive,

Northbr ok,

IL 60062

847.272.7148

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October

9, 2008

John Themault,

Assistant Clerk

LERK’S

Illinois

Pollution

Control Board

100

West Randolph

Street, Suite 11-500

i(jq;

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

RE: Rule

Making

R08-009

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Dear Illinois

Pollution Control

Board:

On behalf

of my family,

I am writing to express

my

support

for

the recommended

water

quality standard

improvements proposed

by the Illinois EPA

for the Chicago

Area

Waterways

(CAWS)

and Lower

Des

Plaines River as rule making

R08-009.

These

changes

are

long

overdue and

recommended

only

after five

years of study

on

the

CAWS and

seven

on

the

Lower Des Plaines.

We should

all

support the Illinois

EPA’s effort and

approve

the changes.

As

a recreational user of the

Chicago

River,

I think it

is

critical that:

The

Metropolitan Water Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment

plant effluent to kill

bacteria

and protect

public

health

and

•

Temperature

and dissolved

oxygen

standards

be

implemented

to protect fish

and

help them

flourish.

Over

the years, the entire

CAWS system

has changed

dramatically.

The water,

once full of raw

sewage

and industrial filth, has

vastly

improved

through the

leadership of agencies

like the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation District

and its Tunnel and

Reservoir Plan.

Public access

has increased considerably

as local

governments incorporated

these rivers

into their master

planning. The City

of Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District, and suburbs

like Blue Island and

Skokie

have

poured millions

into river access for

paddling,

fishing, and

crew. And so much work

has

been done

to improve habitat

and control pollution

that in the

Chicago

River

system, species

of fish have climbed

from under 10 to

nearly

70, including

game

fish

favorites like

large-mouth bass and bluegill

and yellow

perch.

Because a review

like

this only

comes along every

20 years, right

now

we have

a once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to continue our momentum

by supporting

the Illinois

EPA recommendations

so we

can

make

the

next

quantum

leap

forward

in water

quality.

There

is no magic bullet

and or

all-in-one

measure

that can eliminate water

pollution

but

we

know

that if

we

want

the Chicago

River to continue

to improve and

serve our communities

as a recreational,

natural

and economic

resource,

disinfection

and the rest

of

the Illinois EPA’s recommendations

are essential.

I

believe that

as

a

society

it

is

our moral obligation

to ensure that

we work to achieve

the

highest

potential

for shared

resources, including

and especially

water. And

as

stewards of these natural

resources, we

should

not be seeking the minimum

in improvement,

but

the maximum.

Thank

you,

Name:

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Address:

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October 9. 2008

CLERK’S

OFFICE

OCT

142008

John

Therriault.

Assistant

Clerk

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

Illinois Pollution

Control

Board

Pollution

Control

Board

100

West

Randolph

Street, Suite

11-500

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

RE: Rule Making

R08-009

Dear Illinois Pollution

Control Board:

On behalf of my

family, I am writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended water

quality

standard

improvements proposed

by

the Illinois

EPA for the

Chicago Area Waterways

(CAWS) and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rule

making R08-009.

These

changes are

long

overdue

and recommended

only after five years

of

study

on

the

CAWS and seven

on

the

Lower Des

Plaines.

We

should

all support

the

illinois EPA’s effort

and approve

the

changes.

As a

recreational

user of

the

Chicago

River,

I think

it is critical

that:

•

The Metropolitan

Water Reclamation

District disinfect sewage

treatment

plant

effluent

to

kill

bacteria and protect

public health

and

•

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygen standards be

implemented

to

protect

fish and

help them

flourish.

Over

the

years,

the entire

CAWS system

has changed dramatically.

The water, once

full

of raw

sewage

and

industrial filth,

has vastly improved through

the

leadership

of agencies like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its Tunnel and

Reservoir Plan. Public

access

has increased

considerably

as local

govennnents

incorporated

these

rivers into their master

planning.

The City of Chicago, the

Chicago Park

District,

and

suburbs like

Blue Island and

Skokie have poured

millions into river access

for paddling.

fishing,

and crew.

And

so

much

work has been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution that in

the

Chicago

River system,

species of fish have climbed

from under 10 to

nearly

70, including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth bass

and bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like this

only

comes

along every

20 years, right now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our momentum by

supporting

the

Illinois EPA recommendations

so we can make

the

next

quantum leap forward

in water

quality.

There is no magic

bullet

and

or

all-in-one measure

that

can eliminate water

pollution but we

know

that if

we want

the Chicago

River

to continue

to

improve

and

serve our communities

as

a

recreational.

natural

and

economic resource, disinfection

and

the rest of

the

Illinois EPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe that

as a

society

it

is

our moral

obligation

to

ensure

that we

work

to

achieve the

highest

potential

for

shared

resources, including

and

especially water. And

as

stewards

of

these

natural resources.

we

should

not

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but the

maximum.

Thank

you,

/.?

Name:

/

Address:

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Telephone:

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October

9, 2008

JohnIllinoisTherriault,Pollution

Assistant

Control

BoardClerk

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100

West Randolph Street,

Suite 11-500

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‘LLINO,8

Chicago, Illinois 60601

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RE: Rule

Making

R08-009

ci

Dear

Illinois Pollution Control

Board:

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On behalf

of my family, I am

writing

to express

my support for the

recommended

water quality standard

improvements proposed

by the Illinois

EPA

for the Chicago

Area Waterways

(CAWS) and Lower

Des

Plaines River

as

rule

making R08-009.

These

changes are

long overdue

and recommended

only

after five years of study

on the CAWS

and seven

on the Lower

Des

Plaines.

We should

all support

the

Illinois EPA’s effort and

approve the

changes.

As a recreational

user of the Chicago

River,

I think

it is critical that:

The Metropolitan

Water Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment plant effluent

to kill

bacteria

and protect public

health

and

Temperature and dissolved

oxygen

standards

be

implemented

to protect

fish and help them

flourish.

Over

the years,

the entire CAWS

system has changed

dramatically.

The water,

once full of

raw sewage

and industrial

filth, has vastly improved

through

the leadership of agencies

like the Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation District

and its Tunnel

and Reservoir Plan.

Public

access

has increased considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated these

rivers into their

master

planning.

The City of Chicago,

the Chicago

Park

District, and suburbs

like

Blue Island and

Skokie have poured

millions into river

access for paddling,

fishing, and crew.

And so much work

has

been done

to improve habitat and

control pollution

that in the

Chicago River system,

species

of fish have

climbed from

under

10 to nearly

70, including game

fish

favorites like

large-mouth bass and bluegill

and yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like this only comes

along every

20 years, right now

we have a once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue our momentum

by supporting

the Illinois EPA

recommendations

so we can

make

the next

quantum leap forward

in

water quality.

There

is

no magic

bullet and or

all-in-one measure that

can eliminate

water pollution but

we know

that

if

we want the

Chicago River

to continue to improve

and serve

our communities as

a

recreational,

natural

and economic

resource,

disinfection

and the

rest

of

the Illinois

EPA’s recommendations

are essential.

I

believe that as a society

it is our moral

obligation to ensure

that we work

to

achieve

the highest

potential

for shared resources,

including and

especially water.

And as stewards of these

natural

resources,

we

should not be seeking

the minimum in improvement,

but

the maximum.

Thank

you,

Name

64

Telephone:

(69

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October9,2008

RECEVED

CLERK’S

OFFICE

John Therriault, Assistant

Clerk

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

STATE

OF

ILLINOIs

100 West Randolph

Street,

Suite 11-500

Pflton

Control

Board

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

Dear Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of my family, I am

writing to

express

my support for the

recommended

water quality

standard

improvements

proposed

by the

Illinois

EPA for

the Chicago Area

Waterways (CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River as

rule

making

R08-009.

These

changes

are

long

overdue

and

recommended

only

after five years of

study on the CAWS

and

seven

on

the Lower

Des Plaines. We should

all support the

Illinois EPA’s effort

and approve

the changes.

As a

recreational

user

of the Chicago

River,

I

think

it is critical

that:

The Metropolitan

Water Reclamation

District disinfect

sewage treatment

plant

effluent

to kill

bacteria

and protect public health

and

Temperature and dissolved

oxygen standards

be implemented

to protect fish

and

help

them

flourish.

Over the

years, the entire CAWS

system

has changed

dramatically. The

water, once

full of raw

sewage

and

industrial filth, has vastly

improved through

the leadership of

agencies like

the Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and its Tunnel

and Reservoir

PlanS Public

access has increased

considerably as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their master planning.

The City of Chicago,

the Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs like

Blue Island

and Skokie have

poured millions into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and crew.

And so

much

work has

been

done to improve

habitat

and control

pollution

that

in the

Chicago River system,

species

of

fish

have climbed

from under 10 to nearly

70

including

game

fish

favorites like large-mouth

bass and bluegill

and

yellow perch.

Because a review

like this only

comes

along

every 20 years,

right

now

we

have

a once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our momentum

by

supporting

the Illinois EPA

recommendations

so

we can

make

the

next

quantum leap

forward in

water

quality.

There is no magic

bullet

and

or all-in-one

measure that can eliminate

water pollution

but we know

that if

we want

the

Chicago River

to continue

to improve and serve

our

communities

as a

recreational,

natural

and

economic

resource, disinfection

and the

rest

of the Illinois

EPA’s

recommendations

are essential.

I believe

that as a society it

is

our moral obligation

to

ensure

that we work

to achieve the highest

potential

for shared resources, including

and especially

water.

And as stewards

of these natural resources,

we

should

not

be

seeking

the minimum in improvement,

but

the maximum.

Address.

Telephone:

‘Ocfl

\coci.L-

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October 9, 2008

CLRKil

OCT;

49,

1

John Therriault, Assistant Clerk

uQ8

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Po,f7E

0

’LLINo

100 West

Randolph Street, Suite 11-500

On

COntro,

Chicago,

Illinois 60601

rd

RE Rule Making R08-009

Dear

Illinois

Pollution Control Board:

On

behalf of my

family, I am writing

to express my

support

for the recommended

water quality

standard

improvements

proposed

by

the Illinois EPA

for

the

Chicago Area

Waterways (CAWS)

and

Lower Des

Plaines River as rule

making R08-009.

These

changes are

long overdue and recommended only after five

years of study

on the CAWS

and seven

on the Lower Des Plaines. We should all support the Illinois EPA’s effort and

approve the

changes.

As a recreational user of the Chicago River, I think it is critical that:

•

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District disinfect sewage treatment plant effluent to kill

bacteria and protect public health and

•

Temperature and dissolved oxygen standards be implemented to

protect fish

and help them

flourish.

Over the years, the entire CAWS system has changed dramatically. The water,

once full of

raw sewage

and industrial filth, has vastly improved through the leadership of

agencies like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation District and its Tunnel and Reservoir Plan. Public access has

increased considerably

as local

governments incorporated these rivers into their master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago, the Chicago

Park

District, and suburbs like

Blue Island

and Skokie have

poured

millions into river access for paddling,

fishing, and crew. And so

much work

has been done to

improve

habitat

and

control pollution that in

the

Chicago River system,

species

of

fish have climbed from under 10

to

nearly

70,

including game fish

favorites

like large-mouth bass and

bluegill

and

yellow perch.

Because a

review like this only comes along every 20 years, right now we have a once-in-a-generation

opportunity to

continue our momentum by supporting the Illinois EPA recommendations so we can make

the next

quantum leap forward in water quality.

There is no

magic

bullet

and

or all-in-one measure that

can

eliminate water pollution

but

we know

that

if

we want the Chicago River to

continue

to improve and

serve

our

communities

as a

recreational, natural

and economic

resource, disinfection

and

the

rest of the

Illinois EPA’s recommendations are essential.

I

believe that as a

society

it is our moral obligation

to

ensure that

we

work

to

achieve the highest potential

for

shared resources,

including

and

especially water. And

as

stewards ofthese natural resources, we

should not be

seeking the minimum in improvement,

but

the maximum.

Thank

u,

Name:

Address:

-

Telephone: