Input on Watershed Management Sought at
Edwardsville Workshop
For Immediate
Release
Oct. 7, 1996 |
Contact: Gary
Eicken
(217) 782-3362
(217) 782-9143 TDD |
Springfield, Ill. -- A workshop on watershed
management planning will be held by the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 1996, at the
Environmental Resources Training Center at Southern Illinois
University, Edwardsville.The session will run from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m., with a one hour lunch break.
The workshop is the second in a series to obtain input from
interested citizens about elements to be included in developing
state watershed guidelines and identifying components of
watershed implemention plans that will meet requirements of the
federal Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Watershed
protection plans should include consideration of such
environmental concerns as public health (including drinking
water), critical habitats, biological integrity, and ground and
surface water protection.
Following brief overviews of the watershed management program,
participants will separate into breakout groups to focus
specifically on:
- groundwater and the concern over impact of agricultural
and industrial pollutants on this major source of
drinking water in Illinois;
- urban nonoint pollution and the consequences on water
resources of runoff from city streets, parking lots, and
construction activities;
- rural nonpoint pollution with emphasis on runoff from
sources such as feed lots, farm fields and other
agricultural activities;
- point source discharges that could impair water use
through direct dicharges into streams and lakes; and
- necessary program coordination among federal, state,
local, and public and private groups to achieve maximum
benefits from watershed planning.
The session will conclude with a discussion of two or three
recommendations from each breakout group, and a determination of
what the next steps should be in developing watershed management
programs.
Additional information can be obtained from Gary Eicken,
Illinois EPA Watershed Coordinator, at 217-782-3362, or Carol
Fuller, Community Relations Coordinator, 217-782-5562.
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