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Rule

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R08-009

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Board

Dear

Illinois

Pollu

1

ion

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standaM

irovements

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’seffort

and

approve

the

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

JohnTherriault,

Assistant

Clerk

_

//E

IllinoisPollution

Control

Board

2

100

WestRandolph

Street,Suite

11-500

c

CLERKS

OFFICE

Chicago,Illinois

60601

DEC

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

STATE

OFLLtNO

iOIIUtjo

Control

B

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

oaru

On

behalf

P’

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommendedwater

quality

standard

irnprovements’proposed

by

theIllinois

EPA

for

the

Chicago

AreaWaterways

(CAWS)

andLower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rulemakingR08-009.

These

changes

are

long

overdue

and

recommended

only

after

five

years

of

study

on

the

CAWS

and

seven

on

theLower

Des

Plaines.We

should

all

support

the

IllinoisEPA’s

effort

and

approvethe

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

•

The

MetropolitanWater

Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment

planteffluent

to

kill

bacteria

and

protectpublic

health

and

•

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygenstandards

be

implemented

to

protect

fishand

help

them

flourish.

Over

theyears,theentire

CAWS

system

has

changeddramatically.

The

water,oncefull

of

rawsewage

andindustrial

filth,has

vastlyimproved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan.Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

masterplanning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokiehave

pouredmillions

into

river

access

fdr

paddling,

fishing,

andcrew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

inthe

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

haveclimbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

onlycomesalong

every

20

years,

right

now

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-onemeasure

that

can

eliminatewater

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.

I

believe

that

asa

society

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

shouldnot

be

seekingthe

minimum

in

improvem

but

the

aximum.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

V

ED

Illinois

PollutionControl

Board

)

//

OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,Suite

11-500

V

DE

4

2

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

V

STATE

OF

ILLlNOj

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

OlIUtiOn

Control

Board

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

tk

e

Q(-r

,

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

improvementsproposed

by

the

IllinoisEPAfor

theChicago

AreaWaterways(CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rule

makingR08-009.

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

•

The

Metropolitan

WaterReclamation

District

disinfectsewage

treatment

plant

effluent

to

kill

bacteria

and

protect

publichealth

and

o

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygenstandards

be

implemented

to

protect

fish

and

help

them

flourish.

Over

the

years,the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changeddramatically.The

water,once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastlyimproved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporatedthese

rivers

into

their

masterplanning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

IslandandSkokiehave

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

haveclimbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

thisonly

comesalongevery

20

years,rightnow

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

IllinoisEPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

thenext

quantum

leap

forward

in

water

quality.

There

is

no

magic

bullet

and

or

all-in-onemeasure

that

can

eliminatewater

pollution

butwe

know

that

if

we

want

the

Chicago

River

to

continue

to

improve

andserve

our

communities

asa

recreational,

natural

and

economic

resource,

disinfection

and

the

rest

of

the

IllinoisEPA’srecommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

it

is

our

moral

obligation

to

ensure

that

we

work

to

achieve

the

highestpotential

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.

Thank

you,

---

October23,

2009

John

Therriault

Assistant

Clerk

.

Ec

V

D

CLERWS

OFFICE

Illinois

PollutionControl

Board

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

/

DEC

2oaq

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

STATE

OF

ILLINOiS

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

PoIIuhon

Control

Board

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Conrol,Qoard:

On

behalf

of

cuiJ(

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

impieS’ements

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

o

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

Illinois

EPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

the

nextquantum

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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

shouldnot

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

JohnTherriault,

Assistant

Clerk

R

ECg

D

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

-:2

Z

CJ<

OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

DE

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

\“

/

42009

STATE

OF

tLLUJ

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

POllutior

Controi

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Contr

9

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Boayd:

On

behalf

of

h&

4

jtf

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I

am

writing

toexpress

my

support

for

the

recommendedwater

quality

standard

inrovement’

proposed

by

the

Illinois

EPA

for

the

Chicago

Area

Waterways

(CAWS)

and

Lower

DesPlaines

River

as

rule

makingR08-009.

These

changes

are

long

overdue

and

recommended

only

after

five

years

of

study

on

the

CAWS

and

seven

onthe

LowerDesPlaines.

We

should

all

support

the

Illinois

EPA’seffort

and

approve

thechanges.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

•

The

MetropolitanWaterReclamationDistrictdisinfect

sewage

treatment

plant

effluent

to

kill

bacteria

and

protect

public

health

and

•

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygen

standards

be

implemented

to

protect

fish

and

helpthem

flourish.

Over

theyears,the

entire

CAWSsystem

has

changeddramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

andindustrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

ReclamationDistrict

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increasedconsiderably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.The

City

of

Chicago,the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

riveraccess

forpaddling,

fishing,

andcrew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

doneto

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

haveclimbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

onlycomesalongevery

20

years,rightnow

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

IllinoisEPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

the

nextquantum

leap

forward

in

water

quality.

There

is

no

magic

bullet

and

or

all-in-one

measure

that

can

eliminatewaterpollution

butwe

know

that

if

we

wantthe

Chicago

River

to

continue

to

improve

andserve

ourcommunities

as

a

recreational,

natural

andeconomic

resource,

disinfection

andthe

rest

of

the

Illinois

EPA’srecommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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

shouldnot

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

/

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

Rc

C

fiVE

D

100

West

Randolph

Street,Suite

11-500

R$

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OFFICE

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

EC

4

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

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Control

Board

Dear

Illinois

Pl!,IJtion

Co

trol

Bo

rd:

On

behalf

of

I

V

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4

e,(

QJ—

,

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

imprvements

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

//‘4

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

1

1-500

‘

/

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

DEC

142009

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

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Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

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I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommendedwater

quality

standard

improvements

proposed

by

the

IllinoisEPAfor

theChicago

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

theIllinois

EPA’seffort

and

approve

the

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

The

Metropolitan

Water

ReclamationDistrict

disinfect

sewage

treatment

plant

effluentto

kill

bacteria

and

protect

public

health

and

Temperature

and

dissolvedoxygen

standards

be

implementedtoprotect

fish

and

helpthem

flourish.

Over

the

years,

theentire

CAWS

system

has

changeddramatically.

The

water,

oncefull

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastlyimproved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increasedconsiderably

as

local

governmentsincorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

TheCity

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

BlueIsland

and

Skokiehave

poured

millions

into

river

accessfor

paddling,

fishing,and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

pecies

of

fish

haveclimbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,right

now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

Illinois

EPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

thenext

quantum

leap

forward

in

water

quality.

There

is

no

magic

bullet

and

or

all-in-one

measure

that

can

eliminatewater

pollution

but

we

know

that

if

we

wanttheChicagoRiver

to

continue

to

improve

and

serveour

communities

as

a

recreational,

natural

and

economic

resource,

disinfection

and

the

rest

of

the

illinois

EPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

asa

society

it

is

our

moral

obligation

to

ensurethat

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

seekingthe

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

R

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lIVE

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Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

1(S

OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

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/

Chicago,Illinois

60601

\

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142009

STATE

OF

ILUNO,

RE:

Rule

Making

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Control

Bo$d

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Illinois

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behalf

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to

express

my

supportfor

the

recommended

water

qualitystandard

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proposed

by

the

IllinoisEPA

for

the

ChicagoArea

Waterways(CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

PlainesRiver

as

rule

makingR08-009.

Thesechanges

are

longoverdue

and

recommended

only

after

fiveyears

of

study

on

theCAWS

and

seven

on

the

Lower

Des

Plaines.

We

should

all

support

theIllinoisEPA’seffort

and

approve

the

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

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The

MetropolitanWaterReclamation

Districtdisinfect

sewage

treatment

planteffluent

tokill

bacteria

and

protect

publichealth

and

o

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygen

standards

be

implemented

to

protect

fish

and

helpthem

flourish.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWSsystemhas

changeddramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

theleadership

of

agencies

likethe

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

theserivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

ChicagoRiver

system,

species

of

fishhave

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

includinggame

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

onlycomes

alongevery

20

years,right

now

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-onemeasure

that

can

eliminate

waterpollutionbut

we

know

that

if

we

want

the

Chicago

River

to

continueto

improve

and

serve

our

communities

as

a

recreational,natural

and

economic

resource,

disinfection

and

the

rest

of

the

Illinois

EPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

/‘

R<

S

OFFICE

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

DEC

14

100

West

Randolph

Street,Suite

11-500

/

¼

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

STATE

OF

ILLINOIS

oUtip

Control

Board

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

‘

\Jj

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

oniy

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

nowwe

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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

shouldnot

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

you,

;

---

October

23,

2009

JohnTherriault,

Assistant

Clerk

8

VE

D

IllinoisPollution

Control

Boaid

i’

WS

OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

/

DEC

i

4

Chicago,Illinois

60601

STATE

OF

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

llUtiOn

Control

9o

Dear

Illinois

Pollutioij

Contr4

Board:

On

behalf

of

I

C..L

,

Jam

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

improvements

iroposed

by

the

Illinois

EPA

for

the

Chicago

Area

Waterways

(CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rule

making

R08-009.

These

changes

are

longoverdue

and

recommended

only

after

five

years

of

studyon

the

CAWS

and

seven

onthe

Lower

DesPlaines.

We

should

all

support

the

Illinois

EPA’s

effort

and

approvethe

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

•

The

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment

plant

effluent

to

kill

bacteria

and

protect

publichealth

and

•

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygenstandards

be

implemented

to

protect

fish

and

helpthem

flourish.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

Thewater,

oncefull

of

rawsewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improvedthrough

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

ReclamationDistrict

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

theserivers

into

their

masterplanning.

TheCity

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

andSkokiehave

poured

millions

into

riveraccessfor

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollutionthat

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

haveclimbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

gamefish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

onlycomes

alongevery

20

years,

rightnow

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-onemeasure

that

can

eliminate

water

pollution

but

we

know

that

if

we

want

the

Chicago

River

to

continue

to

improve

and

serveour

communities

as

a

recreational,

natural

and

economicresource,disinfection

and

the

rest

of

the

IllinoisEPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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

thesenatural

resources,

we

shouldnotbe

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

CLRK

of

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

/

/

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

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142009

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

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Board

Dear

Illinois

Pol’ution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

jj[/Cov-4

,

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

Illinois

EPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

the

nextquantum

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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

::

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

/

fivE

D

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

,‘

J”/

4(S

OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

1

1-500

/

DEC

14

i

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

/

11

STATE

OF

lLLINO,

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

‘‘

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Control

Board

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

yC46v7

cL.t4

,

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommendedwater

quality

standard

improvemeits

proposed

by

theIllinoisEPA

for

the

Chicago

Area

Waterways

(CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rule

making

R08-009.

Thesechanges

are

long

overdue

and

recommended

only

after

five

years

of

study

on

the

CAWS

and

seven

onthe

Lower

Des

Plaines.

We

should

all

support

the

Illinois

EPA’s

effort

and

approvethe

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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

toprotect

fishand

helpthem

flourish.

Over

the

years,the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changeddramatically.

The

water,

oncefull

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

theleadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

accessfor

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

workhas

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollutionthat

in

the

ChicagoRiver

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegilland

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,right

now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

Illinois

EPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

thenextquantum

leap

forward

in

water

quality.

There

is

no

magic

bullet

and

or

all-in-one

measure

that

can

eliminate

water

pollutionbut

we

know

that

if

we

want

the

Chicago

River

to

continue

to

improve

and

serve

ourcommunities

as

a

recreational,

natural

and

economic

resource,disinfection

and

the

rest

of

theIllinois

EPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

it

is

ourmoral

obligation

to

ensure

that

wework

toachievethe

highest

potential

for

shared

resources,

including

and

especially

water.

And

as

stewards

of

these

natural

resources,

we

shouldnot

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

---

October

23,

2009

I

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Therriault,

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Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

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I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standarimprovernents

proposed

by

theIllinois

EPA

for

the

Chicago

AreaWaterways

(CAWS)

and

Lower

Des

Plaines

River

as

rule

making

R08-009.

These

changes

arelong

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

The

MetropolitanWater

Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment

plant

effluent

to

kill

bacteria

and

protect

public

health

and

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygen

standards

be

implemented

to

protect

fishand

help

them

flourish.

Over

theyears,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

Thewater,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

theserivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

thisonly

comes

along

every

20

years,right

now

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

it

is

our

moral

obligation

to

ensure

that

we

work

to

achieve

the

highest

potential

for

sharedresources,

including

and

especially

water.

And

as

stewards

of

these

natural

resources,

we

should

not

be

seeking

the

minimum

in

improvement,

but

the

maximum.

Thank

you,

/1

/‘i

4

C

C/

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

/

Rk<’S

OFFICE

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

/

DEC

142009

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

STATE

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Controj

BoacI

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

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(oye2’

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

I

0

Illinois

PollutionControl

Board

FICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

DEC

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Chicago

Illinois

60601

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ILLINOIS

RE:

Rule

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Dear

Illinois

llution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

CJL%.(

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

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’seffort

and

approve

the

changes.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

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

eliminatewater

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

‘i

J

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

fl’

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OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,Suite

11-500

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DEC

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

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RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

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Control

Dear

Illinois

Pjjj.tion

Cont

ol

Board:

On

behalf

of

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S-rt

L/i4SI

am

writing

toexpress

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

improvements

proposed

by

the

Illinois

EPA

for

the

Chicago

AreaWaterways

(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

thechanges.

As

a

concerned

community

member,

I

think

it

is

critical

that:

•

The

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

disinfect

sewage

treatment

plant

effluent

to

kill

bacteria

and

protect

public

health

and

o

Temperature

and

dissolved

oxygen

standards

be

implementedto

protect

fishand

help

them

flourish.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

andSkokie

have

poured

millions

into

riveraccess

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

rightnow

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

waterpollution

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

John

Thernault,Assistant

Clerk

3

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Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

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West

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RE:

Rule

Making

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Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

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I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

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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

fiveyears

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

theyears,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

theserivers

into

their

master

planning.

TheCity

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

pouredmillions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

includinggame

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

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

andthe

rest

of

the

Illinois

EPA’s

recommendations

are

essential.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

mvf

K

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

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Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

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West

Randolph

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Illinois

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ILLIrqo

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RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

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Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

(VR?

CtL

,

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

improvements

proposed

bythe

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

master

planning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

havepoured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,right

now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

theIllinois

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

1

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•

---

October

23,

2009

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

V

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D

Illinois

PollutionControl

Board

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OFFICE

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

H-500

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4

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Chicago

Illinois

60601

AT

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ILL

IN

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

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Controg

BOd

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

7,rs&

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

water

quality

standard

improvements

propdsed

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,

has

vastly

improved

through

the

leadership

of

agencies

like

the

Metropolitan

Water

Reclamation

District

and

its

Tunnel

and

Reservoir

Plan.

Public

access

has

increased

considerably

as

local

governments

incorporated

these

rivers

into

their

masterplanning.

The

City

of

Chicago,

the

Chicago

Park

District,

and

suburbs

like

Blue

Island

and

Skokie

have

poured

millions

into

river

access

for

paddling,

fishing,

and

crew.

And

so

much

work

has

been

done

to

improve

habitat

and

control

pollution

that

in

the

Chicago

River

system,

species

of

fish

have

climbed

from

under

10

to

nearly

70,

including

game

fish

favorites

like

large-mouth

bass

and

bluegill

and

yellow

perch.

Because

a

review

like

this

only

comes

along

every

20

years,

right

now

we

have

a

once-in-a-generation

opportunity

to

continue

our

momentum

by

supporting

the

illinois

EPA

recommendations

so

we

can

make

the

nextquantum

leap

forward

in

water

quality.

There

is

no

magic

bullet

and

or

all-in-one

measure

that

can

eliminatewater

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.

I

believe

that

as

a

society

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.

Thank

you,

---

October

23,

2009

1’

‘

!:‘

John

Therriault,

Assistant

Clerk

I

/

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board

/

100

West

Randolph

Street,

Suite

11-500

Dr

Chicago,

Illinois

60601

I

2009

S

TATE

Op

RE:

Rule

Making

R08-009

ZO,lut.

Corf’0,S

OlBord

Dear

Illinois

Pollution

Control

Board:

On

behalf

of

,

I

am

writing

to

express

my

support

for

the

recommended

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

a

concerned

community

member,

I

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.

Over

the

years,

the

entire

CAWS

system

has

changed

dramatically.

The

water,

once

full

of

raw

sewage

and

industrial

filth,