In the matter of:Proposed Amendments toDissolved Oxygen Standard35 Ill.
The Opinion and Order of the Board related to this rulemaking states (OOB p.
48),
“When setting water quality standards, the Board places significant weight on adopting astandard that fully protects aquatic life, ..
.”.
By ignoring the temperature effects on the
availability of dissolved oxygen to organisms, the Board has clearly not met its goal withthese proposed rules.
The evidence presented in this
Opinion and Order of the Board (OOB) related to this rulemaking by the IEPA and DNRindicate that the proposed rules–that cover both warm and cold times of ...
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