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 •
Current Members • Village of Burr Ridge • City of Joliet • Village of Channahon • Village of Lockport • City of Crest Hill • MWRDGC • Village of Elwood • Village of Manhattan • Exxon Mobil • Village of Mokena • Village of Frankfort • Village of New Lenox • Cook County Forest Preserve District • New Lenox Township • Village of Hinsdale • Village of Romeoville • Illinois American Water • Village of Western Springs • Illinois Department of Transportation • Village of Westmont • Will County
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
Expanded Nutrient Parameters • 5 Day BOD • Ammonia • 5 Day CBOD • N-NO2 • Total Suspended Solids • N-NO3 • Total Dissolved Solids • TKN • Chloride • Total Phosphorus • Conductivity • Total Dissolved Phosphorus • Total Organic Carbon • Chlorophyll a
2019 Sampling • 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
Chloride Time-Limited Water Quality Standard Approximately 50 Petitioners in CAWS and Lower DesPlaines Potential Members Current Members • Village of Channahon • City of Country Club Hills • Citgo Holding, Inc. • City of Crest Hill • Village of LaGrange • Flint Hill Resources • Village of Elwood • Village of Orland Park • IMTT Illinois LLC • Village of Frankfort • Village of Tinley Park • City of Joliet • Ingredion Inc. • Village of Richton Park • City of Lockport • Midwest Marine • Village of Mokena • Village of Riverside Terminals • Village of New Lenox • City of Chicago • Ozinga Ready Mix • Village of Romeoville • Stepan Co • MDRD • Exxon Mobil • Cook County DOT • Illinois DOT
Chloride Watershed Group Responsibilities (DRAFT) • 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
CL TLWQS Next Steps • 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
SAVE THE DATES! 2019 Parking Lots & Sidewalks 2019 Public Roads Winter Winter Deicing Workshops Deicing Workshops Kane County October 3 Will County October 16 Will County October 15 DuPage County October 24 DuPage County October 17 Visit SaltSmart.org for more information
Winter Deicing Workshops • Will County Public Roads – October 16 th – New Lenox https://2019_will_roads_chloride_workshop.eventbrite.com • Will County Parking Lots and Sidewalks – October 15 th – New Lenox https://2019_will_ps_chloride_workshop.eventbrite.com
Seasonal Outreach Fall
Fall Outreach Campaign
Fall Outreach Campaign
Fall Outreach Fall 2019 Campaign Blog posts • Newsletter articles • Poster • Social media posts • Fall materials checklist •
Blogs and Newsletter Articles Fall The Connection Between Leaves and Water Quality: Outreach As it rains, phosphorus quickly leaches out of leaves, causing several • problems for local waterways. Campaign 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.
Poster Social Media Posts Fall Outreach Campaign
Fall Outreach Campaign
Fall Outreach Campaign
• For questions or to customize materials: Fall Outreach Campaign Lea Rodbarry , Communications Specialist lrodbarry@theconservationfoundation.org
• Winter Season Needs? Winter Outreach • Are there certain questions you get all of the time? Campaign • Is there something specific to your community that would be helpful? • Other format ideas?
MS4 Good Housekeeping Workshop • Save the Date! • Wednesday, November 6 th , 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
November Meeting Change November 14 th meeting will held in Joliet in conjunction with the Regional NARP Meeting – Agenda details will be forwarded soon.
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
Southwest Water Planning Group • 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
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