June

10, 2003

Ms.

Marie E.

Tipsord

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100

W. Randolph

Chicago, Illinois 60601

I am writing this letter in response to

case number R03- 19. I am a private citizen who ha

an interest

in this

case as well as the environment in general. I am a hunter and fisherman

and it gives me great concern whether the game is safe to eat after it has been harvested. I

realize that there are several factors that contribute to

these conditions.

I believe that citizens should have privilege and right to participate fully in permit

hearings.

We

(I) have relied on others to make my concerns known. Knowledge ofthe

issues and involvement in permit process would hopefully eliminate the concerns or show

the shortcomings ofthe permit.

I concur that the rules

should be fair. Permitting entities

should not be adversely

burdened but should be

good corporate citizens ensuring that their actions to are in the

best interest ofthe public.

Most entities have fiduciary responsibility as a primary goal

and the environment is much further downon their list.

The permits should be

clear as to requirements for intent, information and

impacts on the

environment.

Secondly, the permits

and rules should be enforceable by the agency and by

the citizens.

Once a permit has been issued, concerns still remain with the monitoring of

the facility. The monitoring requirements

should also be clear and concise. The

requirements set

forth for monitoring

in the permit process should include actions and

penalties to correct

any violations.

Sincerely,

h

1_~.LL~1

Larry Miher