Illinois Water Supply Planning

East Central Illinois

Regional water supply planning in Central Illinois is focusing on the Mahomet aquifer system and the Sangamon River watershed. The planning effort includes the following fifteen counties (map): Cass; Champaign; Dewitt; Ford; Iroquois; Logan; Macon; Mason; McLean; Menard; Piatt; Sangamon; Tazewell; Vermilion and Woodford. A Regional Water Supply Planning Committee has been formed that includes the following stakeholders: Agriculture; County Government; Electric Generating Utilities; Environment; Industries; Municipal Government; the Public; Rural Water Districts; Small Business; Soil and Water Conservation; Water Authorities; and Water Utilities. The planning effort is being facilitated by the Mahomet Aquifer Consortium.

Illinois State Water Survey Report Strawman Outline (pdf ~22kb)

Climate

Surface Water

Rivers

Sangamon
Illinois
Mackinaw

Water Supply Reservoirs

Springfield
Decatur
Bloomington

Planning Issues

Groundwater - Surface Water Interactions

Groundwater

Mahomet Aquifer & Overlying Aquifers

Mahomet Aquifer Primer/FAQs

Engineers Report to National Petro-Chemical Corp.- Wells 1 & 2 (pdf ~6.6mb)

Planning Issues

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.

Groundwater - Surface Water Interactions

Growing demand

Water Implications of Biofuel Production in the U.S. (pdf ~0.5mb) The National Academies Report in Brief Newsletter, October 2007.

Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the U. S. The full text of a National Research Council report regarding the potential impact of increased use of biofuels on water supplies.

Climate

Surface Water

Groundwater

By Category

Per Capita

Water Demand Scenarios

Climate Change & Drought Scenarios for Water Supply Planning (pdf ~32kb)

Methodology: Water Demand Scenarios to 2050 (pdf ~1.6mb) -- Presented by Theresa Landewe, Wittman Hydro Planning Associates, at the June 29, 2007 meeting of the East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee, Decatur, IL

Water Demand Study to 2050 (pdf ~1.3mb) Presented by Susan Licher, Wittman Hydro Planning Associates, at East Central Illinois subregional public outreach meetings in Rantoul (8/20/07), Tremont (8/21/07), Havana (8/22/07) and Clinton (8/23/07).

Water Demand Meeting: Champaign, Ford, Iroquois & Vermilion Counties (pdf ~80kb) A summary of the public outreach water supply planning meeting held in Rantoul on August 20, 2007

Water Demand Meeting: McLean, Tazewell and Woodford Counties (pdf ~80kb) A summary of the public outreach water supply planning meeting held in Tremont on August 21, 2007

Water Demand Meeting: Cass, Mason, Menard & Sangamon Counties (pdf ~80kb) A summary of the public outreach water supply planning meeting held in Havana on August 22, 2007

Water Demand Meeting: DeWitt, Logan, Macon and Piatt Counties (pdf ~80kb) A summary of the public outreach water supply planning meeting held in Clinton on August 23, 2007

Water Supply Management Options

Publications/Information

Water Supply & Demand in East-Central Illinois: Planning for the Future.

Annual MAC Progress Report 2007 (pdf ~30kb)

Engineers Report to National Petro-Chemical Corp.- Wells 1 & 2 (pdf ~6.6mb)