ML20127M058

Extends Appreciation for Courage Demonstrated in Opposing Unwarranted Attempt of G Seaborg & AEC to Preempt Right of State of Mn to Protect Citizens from Promiscuous Releases of Radioactive Wastes to Environ

ML20127M058
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	06/27/1969
From:	Engstrom P MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CITIZENS ASSOCIATION
To:	Levander H MINNESOTA, STATE OF
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> MINNESOTA ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL CITIZENS ASSOCIATION 1053 South McKnhht Road, Saint Paul, Minnesota $$119 June 27, 1969

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Governor Harold LeVander ,

Office of the Covernor Saint Paul, Minnesota 65101 1

Dear Covernor Levander:

To wish to take this opportunity to thank you for the courage you have demonstrated in opposing the unwarranted at tempt of Dr.

01enn T. Soaborg and the Atomic Enercy Commission to pre-empt the right of the state of Minnosota to protect its citizeus from .

promiscuous role'ase of radioactive wastos to our environment. i Recent disclosure of plans to discharge 664,759 gallons per minute of 109.907. water from two nuclear reactors at Prairie Island posos a severe environmental, problem for the scenic and historic Lake Pepin-Hiawatha Valley. twen. ,,

• In view of your 'of ten-orprossed concern for the gun 11ty of life ir. Minnesota, we respectfully urge you to help protect this world renowned scenic attraction that will be deleteriously affected y this propocal to dischar;o a heated effluent to the Miosissippi .

Rivir 4.t Prairie Island.

In order to protect this outstanding Minnesota tourist ascot, .

we urge you to assume leadership in the protection of the quality of Minnesota's waters by requesting a . joint Minnesota-Wisconsin-Federal Lake Pcpin-Hiawatha Valley task fore,s. This task force -

could devote the necessary biological, economic', and engineering -

s:psrtise needed to assure the continued beneficial uses of Lake Pepin and the Hiawatha Valley.

Sincerely, QA N j , .

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L Paul Engstrom President ,

XECCA .

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• cc: Governor Warren Knowles, Senator Eugene McCarthy, Senator Walter Mondale Condressman Donald Fraser, Congrescaan Joseph Karth, Congressman Albert Quie, Congressman John Zwach, J. Kimball Whitney - Dopt. of .

Iconomic Development, N. W. Poston - Regional Director, F'dCPA, Sonator Robert Knowles, Congressman Prozmire, Assemblyman Stanley York.

State Senators Laufenburcer, Consemius, Anderson, Coleman, State Legislators Klaus, Voxland, Chas. Miller, Theis, members of the Press,R00'd Di!. Dir. of 01onn T. . Seaborg, Representative Chet Holifield - -

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