Organization | • | Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water | [X] |
| | 121: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In February 2005, the McLean and Woodford County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts (AISWCD), and the McLean and Woodford County Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) invited landowners, representatives of local governments, local experts, and concerned citizens to meet to address the issue of elevated levels of phosphorus in Evergreen Lake. From that initial group a Planning Committee was formed, which then developed a list of action points that needed to be investigated. | | | | Date Created: | 07 21 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041057 Original UID: 21116 FIRST WORD: Evergreen | |
| 122: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 July | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Over the 89-year history of Lake Hillsboro, approximately 36,500 tons of soil has been eroded from the shoreline areas. These shoreline erosion estimates equate to an average annual loading of approximately 410 tons/year. The total tons of delivered soil were calculated using a dry unit weight of 100 pounds per cubic-ft for undisturbed, native soil densities. The estimated loading to Lake Hillsboro based on the 2007 shoreline survey was estimated by extending the eroded bank into the lake at a projected slope of 3:1 (3 foot horizontal to 1 foot vertical) to form a typical triangular end area. Then, the length of the eroded shoreline in linear feet was multiplied by the projected end area for each degree of classification of erosion. | | | | Date Created: | 07 25 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041059 Original UID: 21118 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 123: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Glenn Shoals has three major water quality factors that present problems for the lake. These factors are: sediment entering the lake, excessive nutrients in the lake, and degraded recreation and esthetic quality caused by suspended solids and algae blooms that result from excess sediments and nutrients entering the lake. These problems occur primarily from non-point source pollution in the watershed. | | | | Date Created: | 11 10 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041064 Original UID: 21120 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 124: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In an effort to develop a comprehensive understanding of water quality issues and to aid in developing scientifically sound restoration measures, the City of Greenville applied for a phase I diagnostic/feasibility study grant from the IEPA. In October of 1988 the city submitted a final grant application to the IEPA to study Governor Bond Lake. The IEPA provided cost sharing for this study through their Clean Lakes Program, funded through the state-sponsored Conservation 2000 (C2K) program in Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 02 10 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041066 Original UID: 21122 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 125: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In an effort to develop a comprehensive understanding of water quality issues and to aid in developing scientifically sound restoration measures, the KPD applied for a Phase I Diagnostic / Feasibility Study grant from the IEPA. In December of 2000 the KPD submitted a final grant application to the IEPA to study Patriot's Park Lake. The IEPA provided cost sharing for this study through their Clean Lakes Program, funded by the state-sponsored Conservation 2000 (C2K) program in Illinois. | | | | Date Created: | 01 11 2005 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041067 Original UID: 21123 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 126: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 December | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A Diagnostic Study was undertaken on Highland Silver Lake to identify and quantify existing water quality problems and other factors affecting the reservoirs recreational, aesthetic, and ecological qualities. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) funded 60 percent of the study under the Illinois Clean Lakes Program (ICLP), and the remaining 40 percent was funded by the City of Highland. The Illinois EPA was responsible for grant administration and program management. Heartland Ecosystem Services and HDR | CWI (formerly Cochran and Wilken, Inc.), conducted the research study with assistance from the City of Highland, Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IL DNR), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Illinois EPA. | | | | Date Created: | 12 10 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041069 Original UID: 21125 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 127: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 November 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Otter Lake has experienced significant amounts of sediment accumulation and degrading of its shoreline. This situation has contributed to increased levels of phosphorus and manganese. Phosphorus is a nutrient source for algae. Otter Lake has seen high counts of blue green algae in recent years. Further testing for 2 methylisoborneal (MIB) and geosmin were conducted confirming high counts of these taste and odor causing compounds. The presence of these compounds have increased both treatment expense and customer complaints. Reduction of phosphorus from nonpoint source pollution should reduce algae blooms on the lake. This project is one of many efforts being undertaken by the Water Commission to reduce nonpoint source pollution and in turn improve the finished water quality to the towns it serves. | | | | Date Created: | 12 17 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | Financial Assistance Agreement 3190709 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041171 Original UID: 21127 FIRST WORD: Otter | |
| 128: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 July 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This report brings uptodate the original La Moine River Watershed Plan, 2006, which addressed local stakeholder concerns related to water quality, erosion, wildlife habitat and education. Available and accessible data were analyzed to determine priority subwatersheds based on project goal areas. Subsequently, potential Best Management Practices (BMPs) were identified using aerial photo interpretation, and expected load reductions were calculated. Although information provided in the watershed plan was extensive, data gaps did exist. Missing information included the extent and severity of gully and streambank erosion and the location andimpact of livestoperationsVerification of BMPs outlined the plan was also needed. An IEPA 319 grant was pursued funding was acquired to address these data gaps and conduct sampling in priority subwatersheds. The report outlines methodologies and results from the assessment work. | | | | Date Created: | 09 30 2008 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041173 Original UID: 21128 FIRST WORD: Up | |
| 129: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 March | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The City of Mattoon applied for and received a grant to conduct a diagnostic-feasibility study on Lake Paradise commencing in May 2000. The diagnostic study was designed to characterize existing lake conditions, examine the extent and causes of use impairment, and provide the basis for selection of restoration and management techniques The project was funded (60 percent) by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) through the Illinois Clean Lakes Program under Conservation 2000 with cost sharing by the City of Mattoon. The Illinois EPA was responsible for grant administration and program management. The Diagnostic-Feasibility Study was conducted by Crawford, Murphy and Tilly, Inc. (CMT), the Watershed Science Section of the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS), and Goodpaster and Associates, Inc. (GAI). | | | | Date Created: | 05 21 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041174 Original UID: 21129 FIRST WORD: Phase | |
| 130: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2007 December | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This report was the first project in the State of Illinois to combine detailed watershed planning with a Clean Lakes study. Implementing a watershed plan in conjunction with lake restoration activities will greatly enhance the benefits expected from proposed actions by identifying proactive restoration solutions in addition to retroactive restoration solutions. This holistic approach should enhance the outcome of recommendations from this report and help the Lake Carlinville community to understand that watershed management and lake restoration are truly interrelated. | | | | Date Created: | 12 07 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041175 Original UID: 21130 FIRST WORD: Watershed | |
| 131: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This report is part 2 of "Watershed Plan and Phase 1 Diagnostic/Feasibility Study of Lake Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois." Pursuant to the information collected and the conclusions derived from the Diagnostic Study (Part 1) of this Report, a Lake and Watershed Management Plan (Part 2) was developed by investigating potential alternatives for restoring the water quality and enhancing the recreational and aesthetic qualities of Lake Carlinville and its watershed. This plan should facilitate future implementation of recommendations and serve as a vehicle for additional funding through the Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program or Illinois Clean Lakes Program. | | | | Date Created: | 12 07 2007 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041176 Original UID: 21131 FIRST WORD: Part | |
| 132: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Historic data collected by the IEPA indicated elevated levels of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus compounds). Eutrophication of the reservoir impacts fish and other wildlife, degrades the quality of raw water available to CWS and raises its operating costs. Additionally shoreline erosion and sedimentation decrease the lake volume and further exacerbate the aforementioned problems. Because the reservoir provides public drinking water, significant benefit exists in improving the quality of the water and habitat it provides. | | | | Date Created: | 12 2 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041177 Original UID: 21132 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 133: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2006 October | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The plan contains best management practice recommendations for each of the twelve watersheds to promote continued water quality improvement. This section includes a prioritized listing of the twelve subwatersheds for future restoration activities from highest to lowest priority. This should help the watershed planning committee more effectively target their restoration activities for maximum water quality benefit. | | | | Date Created: | 11 29 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | Research Publication No. NS-019 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041178 Original UID: 21133 FIRST WORD: Rayse | |
| 134: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2005 July 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Villa Park is in the Salt Creek watershed (WSID ILGL09) along segment GL09. This segment of the Creek is rated as partial support for overall use and aquatic life and nonsupport for swimming according to the 2000 Illinois Water Quality Report. The impairments are reported to be caused by priority organics, PCBs, excess nutrients including phosphorus, nitrogen and nitrates, salinity/TDS/chlorides, flow alteration, and excessive algal growth/chlorophyll a. The sources of pollutants are listed as municipal point sources including combined sewer overflows, collection system failures, urban runoff/storm-sewers, hydrologic/habitat modifications, upstream impoundment, flow regulation and modification, and contaminated sediments. Many of the causes and sources listed above are related to urban runoff, which is largely unregulated at this time. Thus, implementing and providing examples of best management practices to cleanse and reduce volumes of urban stormwater runoff is greatly needed in this largely built out watershed. | | | | Date Created: | 07 19 2005 | | | | Agency ID: | Financial Assistance Number 3190310 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041179 Original UID: 21134 FIRST WORD: Villa | |
| 135: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2009 July 24 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The City of Bloomington was awarded a $950,000 IEPA 319 Grant to implement several strategies to control nonpoint source pollution, including sediment and nutrients, along Kickapoo Creek in McLean County, IL. The project site is located at the junction of two headwater tributaries of Kickapoo Creek, approximately 6 miles east of downtown Bloomington, where a new 450 acre subdivision is being constructed. The watersheds of the two tributaries are markedly different; with the smaller northern tributary urbanizing while the larger, eastern tributary remains agricultural for the foreseeable future. The site provided a unique opportunity to study and implement several strategies for nonpoint source pollution control by restoring the channel and floodplain within an 88-acre City park. | | | | Date Created: | 08 19 2009 | | | | Agency ID: | Grant #3190713 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041180 Original UID: 21135 FIRST WORD: Kickapoo | |
| 136: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2005 December | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Water quality has been declining in Thorn Creek for the past several decades, largely due to the effects of land conversion. With conversion to cropland and urban cover, prairie has declined from an estimated 70 percent in pre-settlement times to less than 12 percent within the grassland areas. As a result, increased stormwater runoff has carried a significant pollutant burden into the stream. Aquatic communities have suffered as well, although conditions vary along the stream course. Studies at certain locations have shown poor fish diversity and a preponderance of pollution tolerant organisms. With its array of different habitat types, however, the Thorn Creek watershed still supports a large number of species for its size, made possible in large part by the conservation of natural areas in forest preserve lands along the stream. | | | | Date Created: | 02 03 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041181 Original UID: 21136 FIRST WORD: Thorn | |
| 137: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2008 June | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Through a process of public discussions, problem areas were identified and prioritized, goals and objectives were established, implementation strategies and a cost analysis were put in place, all to guide future actions taken by this and/or other watershed management groups. The three problems of highest priority that were identified were: 1.) The water quality impairments which include excess nitrate and phosphorus concentrations in the river and lake; 2.) Wastewater contamination as indicated by fecal coliform in the river segment between Bismarck and Lake Vermilion; and 3.) Excess sediment loads in the river and Lake. The overall goal is to remove or decrease these inputs to achieve full intended use of the water resources. | | | | Date Created: | 03 25 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041285 Original UID: 21137 FIRST WORD: Watershed | |
| 138: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2004 February 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The materials presented in this report consist of a review of existing information on the history of the lake, population and economic conditions, the basic physical setting of the lake, ecological characteristics of the lake and watershed, and existing watershed management programs. A baseline or current monitoring program was initiated for a one-year period to collect data on the existing water quality and physical characteristics of the watershed and lake. These baseline data were compared to the available historical record for these conditions to provide an evaluation of the apparent trends in these conditions. The baseline data were also used to evaluate the trophic state of the lake and limitations that these conditions may place on effective utilization of the lake. | | | | Date Created: | 01 30 2004 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041286 Original UID: 21138 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 139: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2003 October | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The development of Total Maximum Daily Loads, commonly known as TMDLs, for pollutants is a method that can be used to improve water quality. The process of creating and implementing TMDLs provides an opportunity for all interested parties to help restore the quality of local water bodies. | | | | Date Created: | 10 21 2002 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041306 Original UID: 21167 FIRST WORD: Restoring | |
| 140: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2006 April | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | This report documents the analysis and findings of stage 1 of the TMDL development for water segments within this watershed. Water quality data are gathered by the IEPA, the US Geological Survey, and the USEPA. Illinois is required to identify water bodies that do not meet water quality standards and to determine the Total Maximum Daily Load for pollutants causing the impairment. | | | | Date Created: | 04 18 2006 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041346 Original UID: 21193 FIRST WORD: Cahokia | |
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