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EPA in Illinois

Action Letter to Illinois EPA on CAWS & LDPR water quality standards - May 2012

EPA's May 2012 action letter includes the approval of new recreational uses for 8 segments and the disapproval of recreational use downgrades for 4 segments. Illinois EPA submitted new and revised water quality standards for the Chicago Area Waterway System and Lower Des Plaines River in September 2011.

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