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September 12, 2019 Membership Meeting

Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions
• 2019 Bioassessment Update
• Chloride Time-Limited Water Quality Standard update
• Overview of 2019 Fall Outreach Campaign materials
• Input for Winter Outreach Needs
• Membership Update

• Village of Burr Ridge
• Village of Channahon
• City of Crest Hill
• Village of Elwood
• Exxon Mobil
• Village of Frankfort
• Cook County Forest Preserve District
• Village of Hinsdale
• Illinois American Water
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• City of Joliet
• Village of Lockport
• MWRDGC
• Village of Manhattan
• Village of Mokena
• Village of New Lenox
• New Lenox Township
• Village of Romeoville
• Village of Western Springs
• Village of Westmont
• Will County

Current Members

Bioassessment 2019 Expanded Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring

• Multi-parameter probes were set at 7 sites from Burr Ridge up to

Willow Creek, 6 in main stem, one in Willow Creek.

• 4-5 day deployment of DO meters at 7 sites based on weather
• Benthic chlorophyll a samples were be collected
• 2 rounds of expanded nutrient sampling were collected while DO

probes were deployed

• This was completed with a combination of MBI and TCF staff

• 5 Day BOD
• 5 Day CBOD
• Total Suspended Solids
• Total Dissolved Solids
• Chloride
• Conductivity
• Total Organic Carbon
• Ammonia
• N-NO2
• N-NO3
• TKN
• Total Phosphorus
• Total Dissolved Phosphorus
• Chlorophyll a

Expanded Nutrient Parameters

• Main stem Des Plaines River
• 22 stations
• Silver Creek & Crystal Creek
• 3 stations
• Willow Creek Watershed
• 5 stations
• Schiller Woods Tributary
• 1 station

All stations will have fish, macroinvertebrate, habitat and water chemistry collected. Selected sites will have sediment collected.

2019 Sampling

• Due to high water conditions in

2018, 4 stations were not completed for fish

• LDG19, LDG20, LDG21 & LDG22

were resampled for fish in 2019

• Chemistry was collected at LDG19,

LDG21 and LDG22

• This additional sampling was

covered from cost savings in 2018

2019 Sampling

Approximately 50 Petitioners in CAWS and Lower DesPlaines

Current Members

• Village of Channahon
• City of Crest Hill
• Village of Elwood
• Village of Frankfort
• City of Joliet
• City of Lockport
• Village of Mokena
• Village of New Lenox
• Village of Romeoville
• MDRD
• Exxon Mobil
• Illinois DOT

Potential Members

• City of Country Club Hills
• Village of LaGrange
• Village of Orland Park
• Village of Tinley Park
• Village of Richton Park
• Village of Riverside
• City of Chicago

Chloride Time-Limited Water Quality Standard

• Citgo Holding, Inc.
• Flint Hill Resources
• IMTT Illinois LLC
• Ingredion Inc.
• Midwest Marine

Terminals

• Ozinga Ready Mix
• Stepan Co
• Cook County DOT

• Meet at least twice a year, through out variance term
• Submit a Status Report to IEPA
• Compile and analyze individual discharger Annual Report into a watershed

wide report

• Include monitoring data, outreach strategy, outreach & training for nonpoint

sources

• Identify new BMPs and treatment technologies to reduce chlorides
• Identify impediments to implementing BMPs and possible solutions
• Identify any financial, technical or other assistance the workgroup could

provide to overcome impediments

• Results of criteria measurement and compliance

Chloride Watershed Group Responsibilities (DRAFT)

• Prepare outreach and education material to create awareness about

environmental impacts of chloride and share with chloride users for

• distribution. This could include:
• Social media, web-based materials
• Trainings
• Possible incentives
• Funding or support to implement BMPs in communities that can’t afford new

equipment

• Coordinate with IEPA to identify MS4 communities within TLWQS area

and encourage participation as well as provide outreach materials

• Work with IEPA to identify different NPS categories in year 7
• Identify all sampling points and frequency in a sampling plan

Chloride Watershed Group Responsibilities (DRAFT)

• IPCB submitted questions to petitioners in July – due back in

September

• Public Hearings likely late Fall or in Winter
• US EPA Region 5 comments
• Approval possibly late winter – early spring

CL TLWQS Next Steps

2019 Parking Lots & Sidewalks Winter Deicing Workshops

Kane County October 3 Will County October 15 DuPage County October 17

SAVE THE DATES!

2019 Public Roads Winter Deicing Workshops

Will County October 16 DuPage County October 24

Visit SaltSmart.org for more information

• Will County Public Roads – October 16th – New Lenox

https://2019_will_roads_chloride_workshop.eventbrite.com

• Will County Parking Lots and Sidewalks – October 15th – New Lenox

https://2019_will_ps_chloride_workshop.eventbrite.com

Winter Deicing Workshops

Seasonal Outreach

Fall

Fall Outreach Campaign

Fall Outreach Campaign

Fall Outreach Campaign

Fall 2019

• Blog posts
• Newsletter articles
• Poster
• Social media posts
• Fall materials checklist

Blogs and Newsletter Articles

The Connection Between Leaves and Water Quality:

• As it rains, phosphorus quickly leaches out of leaves, causing several

problems for local waterways.

This Fall, Use Leaves as a Resource:

• Leaves don’t have to be a nuisance! Residents can use leaves to fertilize their

lawns and gardens or participate in leaf collection programs.

The Effects of Leaves on Storm Drains:

• Leaves can cause trouble for homeowners, stormwater systems, and water

quality when they collect in storm drains.

Fall Outreach Campaign

Fall Outreach Campaign

Poster Social Media Posts

Fall Outreach Campaign

Fall Outreach Campaign

• For questions or to customize materials:

Lea Rodbarry,

Communications Specialist lrodbarry@theconservationfoundation.org

Fall Outreach Campaign

• Winter Season Needs?

Winter Outreach Campaign

• Are there certain questions you get all of the time?
• Is there something specific to your community that

would be helpful?

• Other format ideas?

• Save the Date!
• Wednesday, November 6th, 2019
• Facilitator: Lori Gates, Senior Project Manager, Christopher Burke

Engineering, Indianapolis, IN

• Topics include:
• Lessons learned from audits
• Secondary containment
• BMPs
• Interactive “you’re the inspector” activities
• Useful poster handouts and videos

MS4 Good Housekeeping Workshop

November 14th meeting will held in Joliet in conjunction with the Regional NARP Meeting – Agenda details will be forwarded soon.

November Meeting Change

Lower DesPlaines Watershed Group Contacts:

• Allison Swisher, City of Joliet

aswisher@jolietcity.org 815-724-4222

• Jennifer Hammer & Lea Rodbarry, The Conservation Foundation

jhammer@theconservationfoundation.org lrodbarry@theconservationfoundation.org 630-428-4500 x114, x123

• www.lowerdesplaineswatershed.org

• Groundwater study to be

completed by the Illinois State Water Survey to assist with regional water supply planning

• Contract will go through

LDWG

• LDWG has sent separate

invoices out to participants

Southwest Water Planning Group