A NOV if 3 2004Re: Proposed amendments to dissolved oxygen standard (R04-25) oiATE OF ILLINOISDorothy Gunn, Clerk oHutlon Controg BoardIllinois Pollution Control BoardJames R.
Thompson Center
Suite I 1.500 St.
Therefore, the Illinois Pollution Control Board should reject the proposal to lower
dissolved oxygen standards.
Low dissolved oxygen levels in the Fox
River will also negatively impact fish species that spawn in latesummer, and sportfish such as smalimouth bass aresensitive to low dissolved oxygen levels.
As these stressors become intensified the
ecosystem deteriorates.
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