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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The Mahomet Aquifer is an aquifer located in |
3 | | east-central Illinois; the aquifer covers an area of over 4,000 |
4 | | square miles in Champaign, DeWitt, Ford, Iroquois, Logan, |
5 | | Macon, McLean, Piatt, Sangamon, Tazewell, and Vermilion |
6 | | counties; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, The Mahomet Aquifer is a vital source of drinking |
8 | | water for the residents of east-central Illinois, as well as a |
9 | | source for irrigation and industrial use water; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, The Mahomet Aquifer supplies, on average, 340 |
11 | | million gallons per day of clean consumable water; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, The population of east-central Illinois residents |
13 | | who depend on the Mahomet Aquifer is expected to grow from a |
14 | | current total of 100,000 to 900,000 by 2050; and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Any pollution or contamination of the water of the |
16 | | Mahomet Aquifer would be detrimental to all of the residents of |
17 | | east-central Illinois; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, The United States Environmental Protection Agency |
19 | | is responsible for designating aquifers as Sole Source |
20 | | Aquifers, which helps to protect aquifers from |