Congresswoman Bean Releases Funding Requests

Congresswoman Melissa Bean (IL-08) announced that the House will vote on legislation today that includes funding she requested in H.R. 2996, the Interior-Environment Appropriations Act of 2010.  This list includes requests that were included in the final bill. To see a list of requests submitted to the committee, click here.

Village of Johnsburg Wastewater Treatment Facility

• Recipient: Village of Johnsburg, located at 1515 Channel Beach Drive, Johnsburg, IL 60050
• Description: $500,000 through the EPA’s STAG account for Village of Johnsburg to assist with the construction of a centralized wastewater treatment and collection system.  This funding would compliment $462,200 that was received in The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008.  This is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because an estimated 300,000,000 gallons of raw or partially treated wastewater that is being discharged from failed or failing septic tanks into the Fox River each year.  In addition to being one of the nation’s most popular recreational waterways, the Fox River is the primary source of drinking water for some 200,000 people.  Improving the quality of its water will also complement ongoing efforts to clean up and restore the ecosystem of the Illinois River, into which the Fox River flows.

June 25, 2009