ML20204C726
| ML20204C726 | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1999 |
| From: | Hoffman G AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED |
| To: | Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
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| NUDOCS 9903230241 | |
| Download: ML20204C726 (4) | |
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'TOWKSHIP OF ESSEX KANKAKEE COUNTY -ILLINOIS PO Box 64 - 3412 North 14000 West Road (815426-2555)
Essex, Illinois 60935 Febmary 3,1999 Chairwoman Shirley AnnJackson Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1 White Flint-North Building 11555 Rockville Pike RockvillePike, Maryland 20852
Dear Chainvoman Jackson,
Please find the three enclosed Resolutions adopted by the Township of Essex. Resolution No. 2-99 may be of particular concem to you and your agency. As you may know Commonwealth Edison Company is planning to sell their remaining excess property in the Essex area soon. De sale of this property is ofgreat concem to the Township and the Village of Essex as it is the heart and key to the drainage system of our area. There is also concern that the sale of these properties may present a risk to the health and safety of the residents of our area in respect to an existing landfill and loss of emergency cooling water for the Braidwood Power Station. %ese properties are located in sections 5-6-7. and 8 in the Township of Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois. %cy contain several lakes that have been used by Commonwealth Edison for emergency cooling water for their Braidwood StationNuclear Facility. %e transfer of ownership of these prope: ties to a private concem may eliminate the availability of this water for emergency cooling at the Braidwood Nuclear Facility. Commonwealth Edison has needed the water contained by the lakes on these properties in the past and there is little doubt they may be needed in the future for the safe operation of the BraidwoodNuclear Facility.
Dese concerns have been voiced to Commonwealth Edison officials on several occasions. Although we have been assured by Commonwealth Edison that these are legitimate concems that they will address they have not responded.
Any reliefyou may offer us or suggestions you may have to resolve this situation would be greatly appreciated. You or your staffmay contact me at the above address or call me at (815) 425-2555. Dankyou for your help.
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,.s TOWNSHIP OFESSEX, ILLINOIS RESOLUTIONNO. %-I WHEREAS Commonwealth Edison Company, a division of UNICOM, is advertising the sale of certain properties in Essex Township and the Village of Essex, Illinois and WHEREAS a portion of this property was operated as a large solid waste landfill prior to being purchased by Commonwealth Edison Company and WHEREAS Commonwealth Edison Company has, since its ownership of the property, maintained this former landfill site as open space grassland and WIIEREAS residents of tic Tonship of Essex and surrounding areas depend on shallow private wells for drinking water and WH EREAS the development or disturbance of this former landfill, or land adjacent thereto, may result in the contamination of the drinking water of the residents of the Tonship of Essex and surrounding areas and WHEREAS these concerns have been voiced to Commonwealth Edison officials months ago without any satisfaction TH EREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY TIE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX, ILLINOIS THAT FOR TIE I'URJRE IEALT11 AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDE!ffS OF ESSEX AND SURROUNDING AREAS THAT COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THIS PROPERTY AS PART OF ITS BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR STATION PROPER 1Y.
THEREEORE BE LT FURTH F.R RF.ROLVED THAITHE TOWNSHIP OF ERREX RESOLVE TO SEEK RECOURSE FROM THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY, THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, TIE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, TIE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ARREMBLY TO MTAN THIS RESOLVE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER / OF THE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX, ILLINOIS PASSED THIS.36 DAY OF T4dtf APu.1999.
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TOW'YSHIP OFESSEX,ILLIN')IS RESOLUTIONNO. W2.
WHEREAS Commonwealth Edison Company, a division of UNICOM, is advertising the sale of certain properties in Essex Township and the Village of Essex, Illinois and WHEREAS these properties contain numerous deep lakes which hold a large capacity of water and WHEREAS Commonwealth Edison Company has needed the water contained in these lakes in the past i
for emergency cooling of their reactors at their Braidwood Nuclear Station Facility which is adjacent and 1
contiguous to this proeprty and WHEREAS the water contained in these lakes may be needed in the future for safe operation of the Braidwood Nuclear Station Facility and 4
WHEREAS any transfer of ownership of this property from Commonwealth Edison to a private concern would eliminate the availability of this water for emergency cooling at the Braidwood Nuclear Station and WHEREAS the lack of water for emergency cooling purposes presents a risk to the health and safety of the residents of the Township of Essex and the surrounding area and WHEREAS these concerns have been voiced to Commonwealth Edison officials months ago and luive not received any satisfaction and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX, ILLINOIS THAT FOR THE FUTURE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF ESSEX AND SURROUNDING AREAS THAT COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THIS PROPERTY AS PART OF ITS BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR STATION PROPERTY.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED HIAT DIE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX RESOLVE TO SEEK RECOURSE FROM DIE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY, THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY'IO OBTAIN THIS RESOLVE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10F THE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX, ILLINOIS d
PASSED THIS M DAY OF 6/Waa/L.1999.
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i TOWNSHIP OFESSEX, ILLINOIS RESOLUTIONNO. 99-3 WHEREAS Commonwealth Edison Company, a division of UNICOM, is advertising the sale of certam properties in Essex Township and the Village of Essex, Illinois and WHEREAS,the properties are a makr component of an intricate and delicate drainage system that greatly affects the Township of Essex and the surrounding area and WHEREAS Peabody Coal Company created this drainage system in response to local flooding problems that were a result of mining practaces that disrupted the natural drainage patterns and WHEREAS Commonwealth Edison Company purchased this property from Peabody Coal Company knowing of the drainage system contained therein and WHEREAS Commonwealth edison has aminatained this drainage system each year from the date of pur-hase to the present and WHEREAS any disruption of this drainage system will result in severe flooding to the Township of Essex and surrounding areas in the path of Crane Creek and Granary Creek and WHEREAS the citizens and the Board of Trustees of the Township of Essex, Illinois believe that Commonwealth Edison has a responsibility to continue to maintain this drainage system and WHEREAS these concerns have been voiced to Commonwealth Edison officials months ago and have not received any satisfaction and THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY ME TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX, ILLINOIS THAT FOR THE FUTURE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS OF ESSEX AND SURROUNDING AREAS THAT COMMONWEALTH EDISON COMPANY BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN THIS PROPERTY AS PART OF ITS BRAIDWOOD NUCLEAR STATION PROPERTY.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX RESOLVE TO SEEK RECOURSE FROM THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NUCLEAR SAFETY,1HE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMISSION, THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, THE ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION, THE ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO OBTAIN THIS RESOLVE.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10F THE TOWNSHIP OF ESSEX, ILLINOIS PASSED THIS jl6 DAY OF 6Antf AAL 1999.
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