Water Resources Useful Links and Documents

Brochures

• Climate Change

  • What Climate Change Means for Illinois
  • Climate Change and You
• Coal Tar
• Floodplains
• Lawn Care
• Medication Disposal
• Pollution Prevention
• Rain Gardens and Xeriscaping   
  • Rain Garden Resource Links
  • Rain Gardens - NRCS
• Water Conservation
• Wetlands

• Winter Snow and Ice Removal

  • Residential Deicing
  • Sensible Salting in Chicagoland

Regulatory Documents

• Floodplain Resources
• McHenry County Stormwater Permit Expedited Review Procedure
• Stormwater Management Ordinance
• Technical Reference Manual
• Community Certification
• Wetland Consultants
• Watershed Map

Links 

• IDPH - Illinois Department of Public Health Water Wells Page
• ISGS - Illinois Water Well (ILWATER) Interactive Map
• IEPA - Illinois Integrated Water Quality Report and Section 303(d) List
• US EPA - Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters (DWMAPS)
• Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Planning

• Flooding and Flood Protection Information

  • CoCoRaHS Daily Precipitation Data 
  • FEMA Community Rating System (CRS) Program
  • FEMA Floodsmart
  • FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer
  • Fox Waterway Agency
  • McHenry County Emergency Management - Flood Webpage
  • McHenry County Emergency Management - Report Flood Damage
  • McHenry County Health Department - Emergency Preparedness & Response 
  • NWS Flood Safety
  • NWS StormReady
  • NWS Stream Gauge Data
  • RainReady.org
  • USGS - McHenry County Groundwater, Surface Water & Rain Gage Network Webpage
  • USGS - Real-Time Precipitation Data 
  • USGS - Streamflow Conditions 
  • USGS - Surface WaterWatch

• Source Water Protection

  • Illinois Rural Water Association's Source Water Protection Assistance Program
  • Illinois’ Interactive Guide To Developing a Source Water Protection Plan
  • Maximum Setback Zone Workbook
  • Groundwater Protection by Local Government
  • McHenry County Water Resources Action Plan
  • The Groundwater Foundation        
  • Illinois EPA Pollution Prevention 
  • Non-point Source Management

• Source Water Assessment

  • Guidance Document for Conducting a Groundwater Protection Needs Assessment        
  • Illinois State Water Survey 

• Source Water Education and Outreach

  • IEPA Groundwater Section
  • King County Washington’s Groundwater Story Animation

• Climate Change

  • NASA Climate Change and Global Warming
  • USEPA Climate Change (need to navigate pages to find information)

Newspaper Articles

• Cities Need to Prepare for Water Day Zero (Scientific American 8/1/2018)
• Our Water Supply, Down the Drain (8/21/2009)

Presentations

• Water Resources of McHenry County - Lions Club (10/22/18)
• Water Resources of McHenry County - McHenry County Green Drinks (4/4/18)
• McHenry County Water Forum

Published Resources

Summer

• Water Conservation: Watering Schedule (Source: City of Woodstock website)
• Functions and Values of Wetlands (Source: Village of Algonquin, Fall 2007 Newsletter)
• 20 Ways to Save Water (Source: BoulderSavesWater.net)    
• Car Care for Cleaner Water        

Fall 

• Detention Basin Naturalization (Source: Village of Algonquin Summer 2007 Newsletter)
• Energy versus Water: Solving Both Crises Together (Source: Scientific American)

Winter   

• Illegal Chemical Disposal (Source: City of Harvard Fall 2007 Newsletter)
• Do you have a water leak? (Source: City of McHenry Public Works website)
• Water Conservation Tips (Source: Village of Fox River Grove Summer 2007 Newsletter)
• The Environmental Reasons for Recycling (Source: Algonquin Township Website)

Spring 

• Cattail Chronicles: Issues Affecting the Surface Waters of Lake County
• Rain Gardens, A How-to Manual for Homeowners
• Good To The Last Drop: Rain Gardens
• Landscaping and Xeriscape (Source: City of Crystal Lake Public Works website)
• Water Wise: Irrigation (Source: City of Crystal Lake Public Works website)
• Mulch to Save Water (Source: Village of Fox River Grove, Summer 2007 Newsletter)
• 21st Century Water Commission (CSPAN)
• Water: Chicago in the 21st Century and Beyond (WTTW)

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