Thank you,

Seth and Carol S

Seth and Carol Stein

716

Elder Ct

Glencoe IL 60022

June

11, 2008

John Therriault, Assistant Clerk

Illinois Pollution Control Board

100 west Randolph Street, Suite 11-500

Chicago, Illinois 60601

RE: Rule Making R08-009

Dear Illinois Pollution Control Board:

RECEIVED

CLERK'S OFFICE

JUN

1 it 2008

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Pollution Control Board

We urge you to adopt the water quality standard improvements proposed

by the Illinois EPA for the Chicago Area Waterways (CAWS) and Lower

Des Plaines River as rule making R08-009.

These changes are long overdue and recommended only after five years

of study on the CAWS and seven on the Lower Des Plaines. We should all

support the Illinois EPA's effort and approve the changes.

As regular kayakers with our family on both the Chicago and Des

Plaines rivers we think it is critical that

•

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District disinfect sewage

treatment plant effluent to kill bacteria and protect public

health and

•

Temperature and dissolved oxygen standards be implemented to

protect fish and help them flourish.

Because a review like this only comes along every 20 years, we have a

once-in-a-generation opportunity to continue our momentum by

supporting the Illinois EPA recommendations so we can make the next

quantum leap forward in water quality.

There is no magic bullet and or all-in-one measure that can eliminate

water pollution but we know that if we want the Chicago River to

continue to improve and serve our communities as a recreational,

natural and economic resource, disinfection and the rest of the

Illinois EPA's recommendations are essential.

We feel

that it

is

our moral obligation to ensure that we work to

achieve the highest potential for shared resources, including and

especially water. And as stewards of these natural resources, we

should not be seeking the minimum in improvement, but the maximum.