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j 21-R-76
I;I A RESOLUTION
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i, To Send a Delegation from the City Council
!i to the Anti Pollution/Rate Reduction Hearings
' of the Illinois Commerce Commission
jj WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston recognizes the
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t,serious effect that pollution and inflation have.on the lives of the people of
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Evanston; and
{s WHEREAS, the said City Council recognizes the responsibility of Munici- ;
;pal government to represent its citizens in larger arenas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of
,Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, that a delegation of said City Council, to be
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,appointed by the Mayor, is hereby authorized to appear before the Anti -pollution;
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irate reduction hearings, currently being held before the Illinois Commerce s
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;!Commission (Docket #55149); t
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the aforesaid delegation, speaking for the
City Col!nCil and the people of Evanston, shall urge the Commissioners to do
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the following: '
1) To reaffirm their commitment to the'1970 order, which ordered Common-
wealth Edison to do everything "economically and technologically
feasible" to "reduce and abate pollution" or face the possibility of
a reduction in rates.
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2) To consider the following allegations of fact when determining whether
Commonwealth Edison is substantially in non-compliance with the order:
! a. In 1974 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) fined Commonwealth
Edison $25,000 for spilling radioactive water. In 1975 the NRC warned
Comrironwealth Edison of further government action. Yet between May
1974•and May 1975, Commonwealth Edison had. 350 "abnormal occurences"
(violations of procedural regulations and accidents-) at their nuclear
plants. During these years, twelve of these accidents resulted in
spills of over 140,000 gallons of radioactive wastes into our environ-
ment. Just recently, the company spilled 4,000 more gallons of radio-
active wastes into the Mississippi River.
i, b. In May 1975, the Pollution Control Board fined Commonwealth
Edison $17,000 for violating air pollution standards at nineteen
generating stations.
c. In spite of the fact that•in 1974 Commionwealth'Edison pumped
200,000 pounds of sulfur dioxide into our air every hour of every day
and in spite of the fact that, according to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, there is a technology available to reduce this
kind of pollution, Commonwealth Edison's newest coal-fired plant,
Powerton 6, was opened with no equipment on it to remove sulfur
dioxide from its emissions.
3) To determine whether the rates of individually metered residential
If customers should be reduced in accordance with the 1970 order.
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I4) To determine whether rate structure reforms, such as peak load pricing,
lifeline and an end to quantity discounting, which through the
i encouragement of conservation will result in reducing pollution and
the further necessity of building hazardous plants.
/s/ Edgar Vanneman Jr.
Mayor
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{j /s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
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