February 4, 2007

Illinois Pollution Control Board

Clerks Office, Case PCB 2006-184

100 W

. Randolph Street

Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601

Subject

: Please Say No To Peoria Disposal Company Expansion in Peoria Illinois

Dear IL Pollution Control Board

:

I am a Peoria County citizen and a resident of Wardcliffe Subdivision

. I am opposed to

the proposed expansion of the Peoria Disposal Company's (PDC) toxic waste landfill

. I

was disheartened to learn that this dump is located above one finger of the Sankoty

Aquifer, which, as you know, is our major source of drinking water in the Peoria area

.

I

urge you to deny the application before you to expand the landfill to accept more toxic

waste

. The Peoria County Board voted last year to deny the expansion

.

Common sense should dictate that the safety precautions undertaken by PDC to contain

the toxins is merely a short term solution

. A breach of the safety liners due to age,

neglect, natural disaster, or intangible means not known at this time is inevitable at some

point in the future

. The cleanup involved with such a breach would be a monetary

impossibility and an environmental disaster to the greater Peoria area

.

I understand that toxic waste needs to go somewhere, but not here

. I don't believe that

our neighborhoods should be put at risk to satisfy the hazardous waste disposal needs

of private companies from other states

. There are no benefits to the citizens of Peoria

and Peoria County to provide this service for them

. My residence is located

approximately Ya mile downwind of this facility that has been and will continue (if you

grant this permit) to accept the most dangerous and volatile toxic waste from all around

the Midwest

. That is unacceptable to me

.

I urge you to use prudence and common sense and recognize that safety claims cannot

be proven, the health risks are too high, and that the economic return is too low

. Please

place the health of citizens as the most important consideration and deny the expansion

request .

Sincerely,

Christop fi~usharer Ma

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2808 N

. Overbrook Court

Peoria, IL . 61604

ecmec@hotmail

.com

RECEIVEDCLERK'S

OFFICE

FEB 0 7 2007

Pollution

STATE OF

ControlILLINOIS

Board