State & Regional Water Supply Planning in Illinois

Kelly, Walton

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Title

State & Regional Water Supply Planning in Illinois

Author(s)

Kelly, Walton

Issue Date

2015-09-10

Keyword(s)

water supply planning

Abstract

Walt Kelly - Head of the Groundwater Science Section and Groundwater Geochemist at the Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Adjunct Professor of Geography-Geology at the Illinois State University. In 2006, Executive Order 2006-01 called for the development of state and regional water supply planning under the direction of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Illinois has been divided into 10 regions for water supply planning. For each region, a regional water supply planning committee (RWSPC) is formed, comprised of members from major stakeholder groups (e.g., agriculture, industry, mining, environmental, municipal, etc.). The State Water and Geological Surveys are responsible for scientific studies of Illinois' water resources, working closely with the RWSPCs to optimize planning efforts. Plans have been developed for three regions (Northeast Illinois, East-Central Illinois, and the Kaskaskia River Basin). In 2014, funding was made available to start planning in two new regions (Middle Illinois River Basin and Northwest Illinois) and a sub-region (Kankakee River Basin). In this presentation, Dr. Kelly discussed past, current, and future water supply planning activities in Illinois, focusing on scientific work being done at the Illinois State Water Survey.

Series/Report Name or Number

Sustainable Seminar Series

Type of Resource

• text
• still image

Language

en

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• https://youtu.be/NR9klf9uL24
• http://hdl.handle.net/2142/106903

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