Environmental Regulations

Whiteside County makes a strong showing on most environmental indicators with the majority of its scores at better than U.S. averages.


Scores
•    Determined based on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards and measurements
•    A higher value is better in all categories


Air quality scores based on
•    Ozone alert days
•    Number of pollutants in the air


Water quality
•    Combination of 15 EPA indicators


Superfund index based on
•    Number of pollution sites
•    Impact of pollution sites
•    Spending on cleanup efforts

 

Health Sterling, Il United States

Air Quality (100 = best)

 52 48
Water Quality (100 = best) 45 55
Superfund Sites (100 = best) 97 71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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on the CGH Medical Center

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Two years in the making, the recent opening of the 66,000 sq. ft. North Wing, means that the CGH Medical Center now offers some of the most cutting edge medical technology and services in the region.

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