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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

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
Heartland Water Resources

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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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, 1995–98: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1209, 36 p., on-line at https://pubs.water.usgs.gov/circ1209/

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