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San Diego, California
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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June 20-23, 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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December 18, 2000CHICAGO BECOMES FIRST CITY TO BAN MTBE The Renewable Fuels Association is applauding the action of the city of Chicago to ban the toxic fuel additive MTBE. The Chicago area currently uses ethanol to provide octane and oxygen in gasoline, but concerns were raised that MTBE would move into the area as a result of numerous state bans on the water pollutant.
"Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and the Chicago City Council should be applauded for their foresight to protect their water supply by banning MTBE," said Eric Vaughn, president of the RFA. "This action will save Chicago and Cook County from the MTBE nightmare that is spreading across the country. MTBE has been detected in over 27 percent of urban water wells nationwide, but not in Chicago. This 'first-in-the-nation' action by the city of Chicago will prevent future MTBE water contamination and will help ensure a strong market for home-grown ethanol."
The Chicago city council passed the MTBE ban on a vote of 47 to 0 on December 13, 2000. The ordinance prohibits the "manufacture, blending, delivery, sale, distribution or use of MTBE" and becomes effective by the end of this year. The ban ends a two-year process by the city of Chicago to deal with the MTBE threat.
"Eleven states have already banned MTBE," said Vaughn. "As MTBE producers are forced out of those markets, they will seek new markets and MTBE will flow into areas where MTBE is not currently being used. The most logical place for MTBE to go first are Midwest oxygenate markets, like Chicago. This action will prevent that very real scenario from occurring. I applaud the leadership of Aldermen Bernard Hansen and Virginia Rugai in guiding this through the city council. And Mayor Daley sponsored the resolution adopted by the Conference of Mayors supporting a ban on the use of MTBE in gasoline. Chicago's action can serve as a model by which other MTBE-free areas can protect their water and stimulate their rural economies by increasing the demand for grain used in ethanol production."
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