- BEFORE THE ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
IN THE MATTER OF:
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND
EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR THE
CHICAGO AREA WATERWAYS SYSTEM
(CAWS) AND THE LOWER DES PLAINES
RIVER: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
35 Ill.
- Using the existing General Use standards for these waters is appropriate, as it has
not been shown that the aquatic life that can live in the habitat provided by these waters is
significantly less sensitive to heat pollution than that living in many other general use waters in
Illinois.
- The Environmental Groups, (Sierra Club, Prairie Rivers Network, Natural Resources Defense
Council, Openlands, Friends of the Chicago River and the Environmental Law & Policy Center)
in...