EPA approved the State of Illinois' new and revised water quality standards for five segments of the Chicago and Calumet Rivers. As a result of EPA's action, after almost a decade of debate, Illinois adopted water quality standards to protect primary contact recreational uses of the waterway - such as kayaking, canoeing, boating and jet and water skiing.
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November 2011 Letter to Illinois EPA (PDF)(9 pp, 2 MB,
Nov. 3, 2011)
Letter to EPA