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CITY

JAN

1

4

2002

STATE

OF ILLiNOIS

Pollution

Control Board

Angelo A.

Ciambrone

January

8, 2002

Ms.

Claire Manning,

Chair

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 West Randolph

St.

-

Suite 11-500

Chicago, IL

60601

Re:

Petition of Rhodia, Inc., and Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District for An Adjusted

Standard from 35111. Adm.

Code 302.208

and 304i0S

AS

01-9 (Adjusted Standard

Water)

Dear Ms. Manning:

The purpose

of

this letter is to request that the Pollution Control Board act favorably on

the above-captioned Adjusted Standard Petition filed by the Thorn Creek Sanitary District and

Rhodia.

RI-iodia is an

extremely important employer in Chicago Heights who currently

employs

approx~mate1y

250 people.

II is

my

understanding that the requested relief which is supported by

the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will allow Rhodia to immediately

increase

its

monthly production which will have the effect of generating hundreds

of

thousands ofdollars of

additional revenue which is critically needed.

The long-term impact of

the

requested relief wili

allow Rhodia to make a capital investment in~its

existing facility.

Both the revenue

enhancement for the existing

facility as well as the capital investment will go a long

way

to

ensure that Rhodia remains an

important employer in Chicago Fleights.

Please favorably act

upon this request

for

an Adjusted

Standard as soon as possible so that we can ensure that this

important employer remains in Chicago Heights.

-

Very truly yours,

Angelo A. Ciambrone

Mayor of Chicago Heights

cc:

Jim Daugherty, Thorn Creek Basin Sanitary District

Sean D.

Schnepper, Rhodia, Inc.

Renee Cipriano, Ulinois

Environmental Protection

Agency

1601

Chicago Road

/

Chicago Heights,

Illinois 60411

/

708 756-5315