RECEIVED

CLERK’S OFFICE

November21 ,2000

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STATE OF IWNOIS

Pollution

Control

Boon

Ms. IJorothy Gunn

Clerk of the Board

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 W. Randolph St.

SuiteChicago,11-500Illinois

60601

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Re: Public Comment re R01-13

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.

Filso, 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 of unnecessary red tape and

citizens should not be expected to show the economic impacts

of the designation. Developers and other businesses can be

counted on to complain if they think an Outstanding Resource

Water designation will cost them money.

Sincerely,

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J~1~nW. Massman

Woods 8’ Wetlands Group-Sierra Club