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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Mahomet Aquifer system is an underground layer
3of water-bearing sand and gravel that fills a wide bedrock
4valley in all or parts of 14 east-central Illinois counties;
5the aquifer system is the source of approximately 53 million
6gallons of water every year for 120 public water systems and
7thousands of rural wells that serve about 500,000 people; and
 
8    WHEREAS, More than half of the population in east-central
9Illinois relies on the Mahomet Aquifer system as a source of
10their drinking water; and
 
11    WHEREAS, On March 11, 2015, the United States Environmental
12Protection Agency designated a portion of the Mahomet Aquifer
13system as a Sole Source Aquifer; this designation requires the
14Environmental Protection Agency to review any projects within
15the designated area that receive federal funding to assess the
16likelihood of potential contamination; and
 
17    WHEREAS, This designation will ensure that the aquifer
18remains unpolluted and that the water contained within can be
19utilized by the residents of the area indefinitely; therefore,
20be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2thank the United States Environmental Protection Agency for
3classifying the Mahomet Aquifer as a Sole Source Aquifer and
4applaud the agency's efforts to protect vital sources of water
5for Illinois residents; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7delivered to United States Environmental Protection Agency
8Region 5 Coordinator William Spaulding.