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Ms. Dorothy Gunn

Clerk ofthe Board

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 W. Randolph St.

Suite 11-500

Chicago, Iffinois 60601

Re: Public Comment ~eR01-13

Dear Ms. Gunn:

The Illinois Pollution Control Board should adopt strong rules to prevent degradation of

Illinois’ rivers, lakes and streams. New or increased pollution should not be allowed in any water

unless it has been shown that it will not hurt aquatic life.

Also, new or increased pollution should not be allowed in any Illinois water unless it has been

shown that it is really necessary. This means that all reasonable alternatives to allowing the new

pollution should be considered carefully.

Finally, some Illinois waters should be protected from all new pollution entirely. Citizens and

citizen groups should be allowed to petition to have waters designated as Outstanding Resource

Waters and protected from pollution. Such petitions should not be tied up in a lot ofunnecessary red

tape and citizens should not be expected to show the economic impacts ofthe designation.

Developers and other businesses can be counted on to complain ifthey think an Outstanding

Resource Water designation will cost them money.

Sincerely,

DeAnna Belz, Co-Dire or

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