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After receiving a huge response from Godfrey residents, local community and environmental groups the IEPA has agreed to hold a Public Hearing on May 28th. The purpose of the Hearing is to get resident input regarding their decision to issue a “Section 401 water quality certification for the discharge of dredge or fill material into waters of the United States”.
This is an opportunity for concerned citizens to speak directly to IEPA officials about the personal, commercial, or environmental effects the on-site and downstream degradation of one of our waterways will have on the health, character, and quality of life we enjoy here in Godfrey.
It is our opinion, and the opinion of many in town, that the issuing of this permit, which will result in the piping up of 150 ft. of stream, affect another 1,570 ft of the stream, and directly effect water quality and all forms of life downstream, is a bad idea and should concern all residents of Madison County.
Wal-Mart should be required to alter their plans to limit the amount of non-permeable surfaces and develop new ways to deal with water run-off that so as not to pollute our streams and rivers and lakes with trash, oily residue, and silt—all of which will negatively and permanently effect our ecosystem and increase the risks of flooding in the immediate area.
We are asking all residents that care about the environment, and future, or Godfrey to attend this meeting, or write the IEPA and tell them that Wal-Mart’s current plans to pollution of our local waterways are NOT ACCEPTABLE.
MEETING INFO:
Public Hearing
Wednesday May 28, 2008 6 p.m.
Lewis & Clark Community College
Advanced Technology Center, Room 141
5800 Godfrey Road (Routes 111 and 67)
Godfrey, Illinois
CONTACT INFO:
Hearing Officer Charles Matoesian #21
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P. O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Phone 217-782-5544 TDD (hearing impaired) 217-782-9143
E-mail Charles.Matoesian@Illinois.gov
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