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Chicago to St. Louis High-Speed Rail Tier 1 Final Environmental Impact Section 9 REFERENCES 9. References 9.0 References Benson, Chris, and Jeff Fulgenzi. 2009. Critical and Community Facilities near Springfieldʹs 3rd and 10th Street Rail Corridors. Springfield, Illinois: Springfield‐Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission. Bohlen, H. David. A Study of the Birds of Sangamon County, Illinois. Illinois State Museum Brown, Kathleen J. 2004. Estimated Potential Yield of Sand and Gravel Aquifers. Illinois State Water Survey. Cowardin, L.J., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States, FWS/OBS‐79‐31. Washington D.C.: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Environmental Data Resources. 2010. EDR DataMap Area Study: Third and Tenth Street Corridor, Springfield, IL, Inquire Numbers: 2672046.1s and 2672055.1s, January 11, 2010. Milford, Connecticut. Environmental Laboratory. 1987. 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