A COORDINATED EFFORT
Coordination with agencies and organizations in the
lower Illinois River Basin was integral to the success of this water-quality
assessment. We thank those who served as members of our liaison committee.
Federal Agencies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State Agencies
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Natural History Survey
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois Sate Geological Survey
Illinois State Water Survey
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Hazardous Waste Research Center
Illinois Abandoned Lands Council Illinois Department of Public Health
Local Agencies
Bloomington and Normal Water Reclamation District
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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Bloomington Water Department
Greater Peoria Sanitary District
City of Bloomington
Springfield City Water, Light, and Power Mahomet Valley Water Authority
Peoria Health Department
Sanitary District of Decatur
Universities
University of Illinois
Water Resources Center, University of Illinois
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois
College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University
of Illinois
College of Engineering, University of Illinois
Other public and private organizations
Tri-County River Front Action Forum
The Nature Conservancy, Illinois Chapter
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We thank the following individuals for contributing
to this effort.
Steve Gough, Gough and Associates, for assisting
the biology team: field-data collection
David J. Fazio, U.S. Geological Survey, for most maps in this report
Kymm Akers, U.S. Geological Survey, for drafting two maps used in this
report
William S. Morrow, Jr., David H. Dupré, Debbie L. Adolphson, Tim A. Brown
and David G. Frothingham, U.S. Geological Survey, for data collection
Ken Hlinka, Illinois State Water Survey, for providing ground-water-level
data
Sherry Reeves, U.S. Geological Survey, for editorial review and report
layout
Jim Stark and Stephen Kalkhoff, U.S. Geological Survey, for review of
manuscript
Matthew Short, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, for review of
manuscript
Gretchen Bonfert, McKnight Foundation, for review of manuscript
Michael Eberle, Leah Hout, and Joyce McClure, U.S. Geological Survey,
for editorial review
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Section || Glossary
U.S. Geological Survey Circular
1209
Suggested citation:
Groschen, G.E., Harris, M.A., King, R.B., Terrio, P.J., and Warner, K.L., 2000, Water Quality in the Lower Illinois River Basin, Illinois, 199598: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1209, 36 p., on-line at https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/circ1209/
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