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www.lauzen.com

September 22, 2005

Marie

Tipsord, Hearing

Officer

Pollution Controt Board

James It. Thompson

Center

100W. Randolph, Ste.

11-500

Chicago.

IL

60601

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k04-22

& R04-23 Proposed Amendments to Regulations of Petroleum Leaking

Underground Storage Tanks

Dear Ms. Tipsord:

Ithas come

to

my attention that the lihinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has

proposed

substai,Li ye changes to the flhinois Lealdng Underground Storage Tank (LUST)

regulations. It is apparent, however, that significant concerns are present within the 1El’A’~j

alternative proposal.

As a Senator, I understand

the need

ror

conserving tax payer funds.

klowevcr, Fm also

concerned about the environment and the overall economic status of our state.

As proposed, these regulations are notjustifiable

and will impact citizens in the following

prhiiaty areas:

•

Improperly Calculated Ma~dmum

Payment Amounts—It

is unjustto enforcer4t

restrictions on the

regulatedcommunity when the economic impact of saktrate restrictions

has not

been properly evaluated.

Additionally, it is not rea~ib1e

to

restrict

owner or

operator reimbursement based on

improperly calculated rates.

•

Property Value Reduction and Environmenbi Impact—By eliminating the reimbursement

of costs associated

with groundwater remediation for sites located

within

the influence of a

groundwater ordinance, owners and operators will be forced

to accommodate drastic

reductions in property value or expend thousands of dollars hi remediation costs above

their

state determined deductible.

Furthermore, this reliance on

groundwater use resuictions will

only serve to degrade ouraroundwater qualityand does not protect human health or the

environment.

Therefore, I request that niling on the proposed revisions to 734 and 732 LUST regulationsbe

delayed

until a more suitable solution can be developed.

Very sincerely,

Christopher

1.

Lauzen

CHRIS LALJZEN

STATE

SENATOA

25TH

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September 20, 2005

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Pollution ControlBoard

100 W. Randolph

Suite 11-516

Chicago, Illinois 60601

Re:

Proposed

revisions to fluid regulations R04-022 and R04-023

To Whom It Concerns:

I understand the Board is considering alternativeregulations pertahdng to the leaking

underground storagetank fluid. In reviewingthe proposedregulations,

1 have many

concerns, chiefamong them is that they are unequitableand lack a rational basis.

I

strongly believe that a change, as proposed, would not be in the best interest ofproperty

owners, rmmicipalities/townships, taxpayers and the State ofIllinois.

I

am additionally interested

in learning why

these regulations are being changed at this

time and

the

justification for

the

proposed rules as currently drafted.

It

seems to me that

the proposals are

chnnging

a

proven and successful program in

favor of

one that

is

inherently flawed with problemsthat will continue

on

indefinitely.

The LUST ltd

was

established to clean up contaminated sites.

If

theserules are adopted, the contamination

problem

will never end. We need to take the responsible action and clean

up

sites now

and

completely. These problems should not be left

for

future generations to deal wit

Thereby request that the IPCB delaypassing judgment on the proposed revisions to

regulations R04-022 and R04-023

until such time that alternative rules can be developed

and

filly

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Sincerely,

Senator Gary DaM

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I hereby provide this

statement to

document my

support of the proposSd revisions to the leaking

underground

storage

tank

regulations

1(04-022

and

1(04-023 as submitted

by

United

Science

Industries, Inc. to the Illinois Pollution Control Board-

Signature

Name Printed

Company

Comments:

REQUEST FOR DELAY

I

hereby provide

this statement as

a request that the

mins

Pollution

Conuol

Board

delay the

rulemaking

in

regard to

the

proposed

revisions

to

the

leaking

underground

storage tank

Md

regulations

1(04-022

and

1(04-023 until

suth

a

time

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I hereby provide

this statement to document my

support

of

the

underground

storage

tank

regulations

R04-022

and

1(04-023

Industries,

Inc. to the•illinois Pollutioti Control Board.

proposed

revisions to the

leaking

as

submitted

by

United

Science

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Comments:

REQUEST

FOR DELAY

I hereby

provide this

statement

as

a

request that

the

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

delay the

rulemaking

in

regard

to

the

proposed revisions

to

the

leaking

underground

storage

tank

fund

regulations

1(04-022

and

R04-023

until

such a

time

that

more

fair

and

equitable

rules

can

be

prepared.

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to docmient my

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regulations 1(04-Ut

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1(04-023

as stilted

by United

St*nce

illinois Po2ufion Control Board.

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as

a reayiest that

the illinois

?ollnt2on Cr1

Board delay the

nzlr’~ng

in

regard

to

the proposed

revisions

to

the lesking undaground stoage tank

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statement

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support

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proposed revisions

to the

leaking

tank

regulations

R04-022

and

1(04-023

as

submitted

by

United

Science

illinois Pollution Control

Board.

I

hereby provide this

underground

storage

Industries, Inc. to

the

4t,

Comments: