Groundwater geology of DeWitt, Piatt, and northern Macon Counties, Illinois

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Report to the California Public Utilities Commission Regarding Ex Parte Communications and Related Practices

Part I contains the analysis of existing law. We review the statutes and regulations governing ex parte communications before the CPUC, examine corresponding laws of other jurisdictions, and compare the CPUC statutes and regulations with those of the other jurisdictions. In Part II we examine actual ex parte practices before the CPUC. Based on data obtained from notices filed on the Commission’s website by parties to rate-setting cases, we provide a quantitative characterization of the extent and nature of noticed ex parte communications over the past roughly 22 years. We then place ex parte communications within the context of the CPUC’s proceedings. Part III provides the results of an interview process we undertook to hear the experiences and opinions of people with a stake or an interest in CPUC decision-making, including representatives of regulated utilities, intervenor groups who generally (but not always) appear in CPUC rate-setting cases in opposition to the positions of utilities, companies and industry groups who generally oppose specific utilities’ positions, legislators and legislative staff, public critics of CPUC ex parte practices, CPUC staff (administrative law judges (ALJs), attorneys, and technical staff), and the CPUC Commissioners and their staffs. Then, in Part IV, we present our analysis of this information and our recommendations for changes to statutes, CPUC rules, and Commission practices

The effects of mainstreaming on nonhandicapped preschool children

Public Law 94-142, passed in 1975, mandated that all children receive a free and appropriate education regardless of the extent of their handicapping condition. Handicapped students were to be educated in the "least restrictive environment" possible. Placing handicapped students in regular classrooms has been termed "mainstreaming." Mainstreaming has produced concerns from parents and professionals regarding its possible detrimental effect on the emotional and academic development of both handicapped and nonhandicapped students. The purpose of this study was to examine the hypothesis that the development of nonhandicapped preschool children, ages 3 through 6, is impaired by their placement in a mainstreamed environment. A literature survey provided little agreement regarding the effects of mainstreaming on the academic and self concept development of nonhandicapped children. Data were collected on 15 children in a mainstreamed setting and 13 in a nonmainstreamed setting, both using the same curricular approach, the Preschool Interactive Curriculum for the Natural Integration of Children (PICNIC). Four assessment instruments were utilized. Pretest and posttest measures were obtained on 11 variables with a 30 to 32 week treatment period. One-way analysis of variance on change scores for the two groups revealed no clear indication of detrimental effects to nonhandicapped children as a result of mainstreaming. Therefore, the hypothesis was retained for further study

Groundwater geology of DeWitt, Piatt, and northern Macon Counties, Illinois

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Hydrogeology and Ground-Water Availability in Southwest McLean and Southeast Tazewell Counties Part 2: Aquifer Modeling and Final Report

An assessment of the aquifer characteristics and ground-water availability has been completed for one of the largest sand-and-gravel aquifers in Illinois, the Sankoty-Mahomet Sand aquifer, in the confluence area of the Mahomet and Mackinaw Bedrock Valleys in McLean and Tazewell Counties. Based on data gathered during the field portion of the study, a ground-water flow model was developed that simulates the effects of a hypothetical well field for various locations within the study area. It was used to estimate the quantity of ground water that could be withdrawn from the aquifer within the study area. The model was calibrated to match water levels measured in area wells in 1994 and to match the baseflow gains and losses in the Mackinaw River and Sugar Creek. A hypothetical well field, pumping 15 million gallons a day (mgd), was simulated at four locations, The results varied from a maximum drawdown of 8 feet in the Hopedale scenario to 55 feet in the Armington scenario. If a well field similar to the well fields modeled were installed in the study area, as many as 400 private wells may be impacted. In certain areas near the Mackinaw River, a well field would greatly reduce the ground-water portion of baseflow entering the Mackinaw River. Pumping three of the well fields together, at a total rate of 37.5 mgd, indicated that the aquifer should be able to sustain withdrawals in excess of 37.5 mgd if the pumpage is distributed in the study area

Le Forum, Vol. 44 #4

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