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December 7, 2003

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Dorothy M Gunn, Clerk

Pollution Control Board

Illinois Pollution Control Board

James R. Thompson Center

100 West Randolph St., Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL 60601

Pollution Control Board,

I am writing about the proposed landfill expansion involving Rochelle Waste Disposal,

L.L,C., vs. City Council ofthe city ofRochelle, Illinois, case number 188 and PCB 2003-

218. As a local resident ofRochelle, I have many concerns about the proposed landfill

site.

We in northern Illinois are blessed with an abundance of fresh ground water; where as

other parts ofour state are not. How we care for it is up to us. Whether your water

comes from a city well or a private well, it all comes from the ground. We complain

when we don’t have it and complain when it has minerals that stain or smell, but we do

have enough ofit if we take care ofit. A landfill site is a concentration ofcontamination.

These contaminants could leach into groundwater. The proposed landfill is located above

our water supply. We in Rochelle don’t want contaminants over our drinking water.

Understanding that we need to put our waste somewhere, maybe other things should be

considered. We should think about putting our waste in areas that have no or very little

freshwater.

This could very well have been what the city council had in mind when they said ‘no” to

this landfill expansion earlier this year. It was very heartwarming to see that their

opinion was not biased by the large amounts ofmoney offered by the applicant.

Thank you for considering the strong opinions ofRochelle.

1161 Clifton Terrace

Rochelle, IL 61068