Illinois Water Supply Planning

Policy Responses to Climate Change: Climate Change & Our Regional Water Supply (pdf ~0.8mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Illinois State Water Survey, on December 11, 2007 at a climate change summit sponsored by CMAP (Creating a Regional Agenda to Address Climate Change) at UIC, Chicago, Illinois.

Water Supply Planning and Management: Sustainability (pdf ~0.5mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Illinois State Water Survey, on December 10, 2007 at a membership meeting of the Mahomet Aquifer Consortium in Champaign, Illinois.

Mahomet Aquifer Modeling Update (pdf ~1.4mb) -- Presented by Al Wehrmann, Director, Center for Groundwater Science, at the East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee meeting on November 30, 2007, in Bloomington.

Water Supply Planning & Management: Sustainability (pdf ~0.4mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Illinois State Water Survey, on November 27, 2007 at a meeting of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee in Chicago, Illinois.

Climate Change (pdf ~1.4mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey, to the Exchange Club on November 7, 2007 in Urbana, Illinois.

Water Supplies in East Central Illinois (pdf ~2.7mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey, to the Champaign YMCA on November 6, 2007 in Champaign, Illinois.

Kane Co.: Highlights of ISWS Work; Application to RWSPG (pdf ~5.6mb) -- Presented by Al Wehrmann, Director, Center for Groundwater Science, at the October 23, 2007 Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Group meeting, Geneva, Illinois.

Global Warming Here At Home: How is Lake Michigan Faring? (pdf ~1.1mb) -- Presented by Chief Derek Winstanley, Illinois State Water Survey, at the League of Women Voters "Climate Matters" Symposium in Glenview on October 20, 2007.

Climate Change in Illinois and Water For Ethanol Plants (pdf ~1.7mb) -- Presented to the Champaign Rotary Club by Chief Derek Winstanley on October 17, 2007.

Kane County Sustainable Water Supply Workshop -- Includes thirteen presentations and three posters from nine staff members of the Illinois State Water and Geological Surveys at the 2007 Priority Places Workshop: Implementing a Sustainable Water Supply for Kane County's Future. The workshop was on September 20, 2007 in Geneva, Illinois.

Geologic Mapping in Northeast Illinois: What Do We Know About Lake County's Geology? (pdf ~3.7mb) -- Presented by Don Keefer, Geologist, Illinois State Geological Survey, at the September 18, 2007 Lake County Water Meeting, Grayslake, Illinois.

Lake County: Groundwaters and Inland Surface Waters (pdf ~2.1mb) -- Presented by F. Edward Glatfelter, Water Supply Planner, Illinois State Water Survey, at the September 18, 2007 Lake County Water Meeting, Grayslake, Illinois.

Surface Water Availability in the East Central Illinois Planning Area (pdf ~2.0mb) -- Presented by Vern Knapp, Senior Hydrologist, Center for Watershed Science, at the August 31, 2007 East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee meeting in Tremont, Illinois.

Groundwater Occurence & Movement: An Introductory Discussion with Application to East-Central Illinois (pdf ~4.2mb) -- Presented by Al Wehrmann, Director, Center for Groundwater Science, at the July 27, 2007 East-Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee meeting.

Water Supply Planning and Management: Climate Variability and Change (pdf ~2.0mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey, on July 24, 2007 at a meeting of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee in Sycamore, Illinois.

Water Supply Planning and Management: Climate Variability and Change (pdf ~1.5mb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey, on June 29, 2007 at a meeting of the East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee in Decatur, Illinois.

Water Demand Scenarios for Northeastern Illinois: Progress Report #1 (pdf ~250kb) -- Presented by Ben Dziegielewski, Southern Illinois University, at the Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Group meeting at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning in Chicago on June 26, 2007.

Water Supply Planning and Management: Sustainability (pdf ~225kb) -- Presented by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey, on June 1, 2007 at a meeting of the East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee in Bloomington, Illinois.

NE IL Streams: Factors Affecting Distribution & Availability of Streamflow for Water Supply & Instream Needs (pdf ~1.5mb) -- Presented by H. Vernon Knapp, Senior Hydrologist, Center for Watershed Science, Illinois State Water Survey, on May 22, 2007 at a meeting of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Group at Ryerson Woods, Deerfield, Illinois.

What We Know About Regional Water Supply and Demand - Key Issues (pdf ~2.5mb) -- Presentation made on April 27, 2007, at the East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee meeting in Havana, IL by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey.

Groundwater Occurence & Movement: An Introductory Discussion with Application to Northeastern Illinois (pdf ~4.8mb) -- Presented by Al Wehrmann, Director, Center for Groundwater Science, at the April 24, 2007 Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Group meeting in Woodstock, Illinois.

Water Supply Planning in Illinois (pdf ~1.3mb) -- Presentation made on March 15, 2007, at the Illinois Section AWWA Annual Conference in Springfield by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey. Reviews the need for statewide water planning and the Governor’s Executive Order #2006-01.

The Water Cycle and Water Budgets in Illinois: A Framework for Drought and Water-Supply Planning (pdf ~600kb) -- Presentation made on March 14, 2007, at the Illinois Section AWWA Annual Conference in Springfield by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey.

What Mother Nature is Doing (pdf ~700kb) -- Presentation made on March 13, 2007, before the Illinois Association of Floodplain & Stormwater Managers in Springfield by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey. Reviews the potential impact of climate change on Illinois.

State and Regional Water Supply Planning Initiatives in Illinois - Southern Illinois University  [view as flash] -- A presentation on "State and Regional Water Supply Planning Initiatives in Illinois" given by Chief Derek Winstanley at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, on March 2, 2007.

Water Supply and Demand in Illinois - CMAP/RWSPG - February 27, 2007, Chicago, Illinois  [view as flash] -- Water Supply and Demand in Illinois. A presentation given by Chief Derek Winstanley at the February 27, 2007 meeting of the Regional Water Supply Planning Group in Chicago.

Water Supply and Demand in Illinois - Mahomet Aquifer Consortium  [view as flash] -- Water Supply and Demand in Illinois. The PowerPoint presentation given by Derek Winstanley, Chief of the Illinois State Water Survey. The presentation was given at the Meeting of the Mahomet Aquifer Consortium in Urbana, February 16, 2007.

Open Forum at Hamburger University, November 17, 2006: Studying Water Availability in Illinois -- The PowerPoint presentation given by Derek Winstanley, Chief of the Illinois State Water Survey at the public forum held on November 17th, 2006 in Oak Brook, Illinois..

Champaign City Council Meeting November 7, 2006: Water Supply and Ethanol -- Review and comment on the October 17 report "Aquifer Evaluation and Competing Use Study" prepared by Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. for the Andersons, Inc. Posted here are the Water Survey's comments prepared by Dr. George Roadcap, P.G. and H. Allen Wehrmann, P.E.

Water Supply and Demand in East-Central Illinois: Planning for the Future -- This meeting was a joint study session, open to the public, that was held at the Beckman Institute in Urbana on September 28, 2006. Laurel Prussing, Mayor of Urbana, and Richard Herman, Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign were in attendance. Presentations were made by Derek Winstanley, Chief, Illinois State Water Survey, Allen Wehrmann, Director, Center for Groundwater Science, Illinois State Water Survey, and Ed Mehnert, Geohydrologist, Illinois State Geological Survey.

Water 2006 Conference Presentations -- The Illinois Water Resources Center and agencies of the planning committee put on the fifth biennial conference for citizens and groups interested in water resource issues in Illinois. Illinois State Water Survey representatives Derek Winstanley, Chief, and Allen Wehrmann, Director - Center for Groundwater Science, both gave presentations. The conference was held October 3 to 5 at the Holiday Inn, Urbana, Illinois. Topics included Water supply and planning, Data needs for water planning, Challenges facing Lake Michigan water management, Emerging issues in human health and aquatic ecosystems, and more.

Reference Links:
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
Mahomet Aquifer Consortium

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