STRATEGIC PLAN FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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STRATEGIC PLAN FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Guide the region in responding to its
  interrelated water resource issues
• water quality,
• stormwater and flooding, and
• water supply.

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GOALS OF PLAN

• Develop regional consensus
• Improve water resource management at regional
  and local level
• Influence state policy
• Enhance public understanding

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PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

• Formed Water Resource Advisory Committee and
  three task forces Water Supply, Water Quality,
  Stormwater and Flooding
• Met for 2 years
• Issue ID
• Strategy ID
• Prioritization
• Developed draft plan

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PLAN OVERVIEW
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PLAN STATUS

• Adopted Plan September 2001
• Implementation
• Focus on Regional Priorities
• Identify Leadership
• Coordinate Legislative Actions

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AVERAGE ANNUAL FLOOD DAMAGES
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STORMWATER AND FLOODING

• Region has flat topography and therefore broad
  floodplains
• 40 million in average annual regional flood
  damages
• Need strategies to
• Develop without increasing flood damages
• Mitigate existing damages

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WATER QUALITY

• Past 20 years significant improvements
• Point sources
• Combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
• However, regions rivers and lakes still not
  meeting swimmable and fishable goals
• Nonpoint source contributions remain major source
  of impairments

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WATER SUPPLY
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TASK FORCE MEMBERS

• Cities (Chicago, Joliet, Lake Zurich)
• Counties (Kane, Lake, DuPage, Cook, McHenry)
• IDNR/SWS, OWR, SGS
• IDPH
• USGS
• MWRDGC
• IEPA
• Universities
• Consultants

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WATER SUPPLY

• Withdrawals from Lake Michigan limited by law
• Withdrawals from rivers and streams limited by
  need to maintain baseflow
• Withdrawals from groundwater constrained by
  recharge
• Regions population is increasing is there
  enough water to support this increase?

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RELATIVE ESTIMATE OF 2020 WATER SURPLUS OR
SHORTAGE BY STUDY UNIT (TOWNSHIP)
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DEEP AQUIFER WATER WITHDRAWAL (2000)
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SHALLOW AQUIFER WATER WITHDRAWAL (2000)
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STRATEGIES

• Educate public officials and general public on
  availability/non-availability of Lake Michigan
  water
• Evaluate water demand in land use plans and
  identify source to meet long-term demand
• Educate local government officials and the public
  about recharge areas
• Educate public about water conservation

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County Efforts

• Kane County
• Lake County
• Will County
• DuPage
• McHenry
• BACOG
• Cook/Chicago