ON JULY 12, 1998, AT 12:00 NOON, ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, PEORIA, ILLINOIS HAD A 350 POUND RELEASE OF CHLORINE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE BUILDING HAD TO BE EVACUATED AND VENTILATED BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES COULD RETURN TO THE FACILITY. ANOTHER ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY PLANT IN BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS CALLED IN THE RELEASE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ON AUGUST 4, 1998, AT 12:40 P.M. CHLORINE IS A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT WITH A 10 POUND REPORTABLE QUANTITY. THE ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY WILL BE PURSUING THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT VIOLATIONS UNDER THE ILLINOIS EPCRA LEGISLATION.