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    January 4, 2007
    Pollution Control Board
    Dorothy Gunn, Clerk
    JRTC
    100 Randolph Street, Suite 11-500
    Chicago, Illinois 60601
    RE: Pollution Control Board Rule R2004-025
    Proposed Amendments to Dissolved Oxygen Standard
    35 ILL. ADM.CODE 302.206
    Ms. Gunn
    As public comments were posted on the Pollution Control Board
    web site, I was disappointed to find the Illinois Section of the
    American Fisheries Society (IS/AFS) public comment on the
    referenced petition. The leadership of the IS/AFS has chosen to file
    its comments pretending to be an independent organization with
    interest in the proposed amendments. Knowing that Dr. Garvey is an
    officer on the executive committee I questioned Dr. Garvey
    regarding the letter and how the decision was made to file it as a
    public comment. I came to find that Dr. Garvey had recused himself
    from any decisions being made by the board in this matter because
    of his deep involvement. (I also found that Ann Holtrop had recused
    herself) However, when I asked how the membership voted on the
    ultimate position of the society I came to find that the membership
    itself had not been polled and in fact the decision had been made by
    the executive committee and the various committee chairs of the
    society. Those members and their affiliations are;
    Executive Committee
    President: Dr. Robert Fischer - Professor, EIU
    President-elect: Jim Garvey-SIU (recused from voting)
    Secretary-Treasurer: Ann Holtrop-DNR (recused from voting)
    Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies
    241 NORTH FIFTH STREET
    SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62701 217-523-1814 FAX: 217-544-0086
    WEBSITE
    : www.ilwastewater.org
    President
    STEVE GRACEFFA
    Rock River Water Reclamation District
    Rockford, Illinois
    Vice President - Administration
    CLIFF WHITE
    City of St. Charles
    St. Charles, Illinois
    Vice President - Technical
    BRIAN DORN
    North Shore Sanitary District
    Gurnee, Illinois
    Member-at-Large
    MIKE LITTLE
    Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District
    Urbana, Illinois
    Member-at-Large
    NICK MENNINGA
    Downers Grove Sanitary District
    Downers Grove, Illinois
    Member-at-Large
    TOM MUTH
    Fox Metro Water Reclamation District
    Oswego, Illinois
    Member-at-Large
    DENNIS STREICHER
    City of Elmhurst
    Elmhurst, Illinois
    Ex-Officio
    STEVE DAVIS
    The Galesburg Sanitary District
    Galesburg, Illinois
    Executive Director
    WILLIAM F. CELLIN
    ELECTRONIC FILING, RECEIVED, CLERK'S OFFICE, JANUARY 5, 2007
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    Committee Chairpersons
    Randy Sauer – DNR
    Matt Diana - INHS
    Jeff Stein – INHS
    Rob Hilsabeck - DNR
    Karen Rivera – DNR
    Steve Shults – DNR
    Trent Thomas – DNR
    Steve Pallo – DNR
    Douglas Carney – DNR
    Dan Stephenson - DNR
    Jeremy Tiemann – INHS
    Dan Sallee - DNR
    Scott Shasteen – EPA
    Jim Mick – DNR
    Kenneth Clodfelter – DNR
    Bruce Lippincott - Illinois Environmental Council and employed by private consulting firm
    I found that of the nineteen members who approved the letter, fifteen are affiliated with the
    Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Illinois Natural History Survey (a division of DNR) or
    with Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. In fact a DNR employee, Mr. Ronald Sauer,
    drafted the letter!
    While I appreciate the position of the IS/AFS as an influential sport minded organization within
    Illinois, I think the board should question the position taken by this “independent” organization.
    The IS/AFS chose not to participate in any of the many hearings in this petition. There was no
    opportunity to cross-examine their opinions nor did they file or present any testimony when they
    clearly had many opportunities to do so. It particularly distresses me that the letter was submitted
    without clearly identifying that a great majority of the members responsible for it are employees of
    the two state agencies who have so strongly opposed the IAWA position. I’d like this letter to be
    an observation that the position taken by the executive committee and others may not be that of
    the membership and that the individuals who have chosen to take this position obviously have a
    conflict in the matter.
    I understand that the time for the filing of testimony is expired but I respectfully ask that this letter
    be accepted and included with the post hearing comments filed by IAWA.
    Sincerely,
    Dennis Streicher
    Illinois Association of Wastewater Agencies
    Cc:
    Richard McGill, Hearing Officer
    Robert “Bud” Fischer, EIU
    Service list
    ELECTRONIC FILING, RECEIVED, CLERK'S OFFICE, JANUARY 5, 2007
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