Illinois EPA to Honor Lake Volunteers
For Immediate Release
April 17, 1998 |
Contact: Joan Muraro
(217) 785-7209
Hearing Impaired: TDD (217) 782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- Eighty-one recipients will be recognized for
their volunteer lake monitoring efforts during the 13th annual conference of the Illinois
Lake Management Association on April 30 - May 2 in Rockford, Ill. Honorees are all
participants in the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program sponsored by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The program marked its 17th anniversary in 1997.
During 1997, more than 250 volunteers monitored water transparency and other parameters
on 136 lakes throughout Illinois. Volunteers monitored at least three sites on a lake of
their choice twice each month from May through October and sent the collected data to the
Illinois EPA for analysis.
This information provides an indication of general water quality and the extent of
usable habitat for fish and other aquatic life, identifies lake and watershed problems,
and helps in determining lake and watershed management strategies. Consistent monitoring
and observation for several years are necessary to establish trends for an individual
lake. To underscore the importance of their contributions, the Illinois EPA each year
recognizes those volunteers who have consistently monitored their lakes for a year or
more.
The list of award recipients follows.
| 15 Years Recognition |
| County |
Lake |
Volunteer |
| Adams |
Siloam Springs |
Siloam Springs State Park |
| Christian |
Taylorville |
Taylorville City Water Department |
| Coles |
Charleston Side Channel |
Charleston Water Treatment Plant |
|
Oakland |
Dale Hanner |
|
Oakland |
Randy Duzan |
|
Paradise |
Mattoon Public Water Supply |
|
Ridge |
Illinois Natural History Survey |
| Cook |
Oakton |
Terry N. Trobec |
|
Park |
Jerome A. Feit |
| Edgar |
Paris Twin |
City of Paris |
| Fulton |
Canton |
Canton Public Water Supply |
| Lake |
Barrington |
Homeowners Association |
|
Barrington |
Helmut Filian |
|
Timberlake |
Timberlake Civic Association |
| Lee |
Bass, Sunset and Woodhaven |
Woodhaven Association |
| Madison |
Holiday Shores |
David S. Mehlisch |
| Marion |
Raccoon |
Centralia Public Water Supply |
|
Salem |
Salem Public Water Supply |
| Shelby |
Mattoon |
Mattoon Public Water Supply |
| Stephenson |
Summerset |
Lake Summerset Association |
| Vermilion |
Willow Creek Pond |
Forest Glen Preserve |
| 10 Years Recognition |
| County |
Lake |
Volunteer |
| Brown |
Mt. Sterling |
Eugene R. Nichols |
|
|
Gary D. Quincy |
| DuPage |
Herrick |
Forest Preserve Dist. of DuPage Cnty. |
| Fayette |
Vandalia |
D. F. Darnell |
| Jackson |
Cedar |
Gary E. Cox |
| Knox |
Storey |
Larry Smith |
| Lake |
Meadowlake West |
Richard A. Loehr |
| Lee |
Black Oak and Pine |
Woodhaven Association |
| Menard |
Petersburg |
Carroll A. Meece |
| Williamson |
Little Grassy |
SIUC Center for Environmental Health and Safety |
| Multi-Year Award Recipients |
| County |
Lake |
Volunteer |
| Cook |
Kollar Pond |
William J. Johnson Sr. |
|
Park |
Jerome A. Feit |
| DeKalb |
Buck |
Bob Minnear |
| Effingham |
Altamont New |
Lloyd Morris |
| Jackson |
Cedar |
City of Carbondale PWS |
| JoDaviess |
Apple Canyon |
Frank P. Loftus |
| Kendall |
Loon |
William G. Konczal |
| Knox |
Rice |
Wayne M. Johnson |
|
Snakeden Hollow |
Richard Knisely |
| Lake |
Barrington |
Helmut Filian |
|
Barrington |
Tom Heimerle |
|
Cedar |
Bob Schmidt |
|
East Loon |
Robert Gerloff |
|
Wooster |
Gerry Stimpson |
|
Zurich |
Dick Schick |
| Madison |
Holiday Shores |
Bob Durbin |
| Marion |
Raccoon |
Gene Yoos |
|
Salem Reservoir |
Jack D. Hendrick |
| McDonough |
Spring |
Reagan Clause |
| McHenry |
Killarney |
Lee Bertram |
| Morgan |
Jacksonville and Mauvaisterre |
David Byus |
| Pike |
Pittsfield |
City of Pittsfield Water Plant |
| Rock Island |
George |
Mike Murrin |
| Stephenson |
Willow |
Larry Frazee |
| Outstanding in 1997 |
| County |
Lake |
Volunteer |
| Champaign |
Homer |
Roy Woodmansee II |
| Coles |
Charleston Side Channel |
Alan Alford |
|
Mattoon, Paradise |
James Lang, Scott Gradle |
| Effingham |
Sara |
Pat Hawkins |
| Jackson |
Campus |
Mary Kandl |
|
Spring Arbor |
John Roseberry |
| Lake |
Buffalo Creek, Westchester II |
Greg Boysen |
|
Duck |
Carol Bettis, Lee Bettis |
|
Eleanor |
Malcolm Stopps |
|
Round |
John Huebner |
|
Waterford |
Ray McKoski |
| Lee |
Bass, Black Oak, Pine, |
Jerry Corcoran |
|
Sunset and Woodhaven |
| Madison |
Highland Silver |
Ray Werner |
| McHenry |
Crystal |
Gregg Templin |
|
McCullom |
Robert Roels |
|
Silver |
Bruce Wallace |
| Menard |
Country |
Jarrell Jarrard |
|
Petersburg |
Carroll A. Meece |
| Morgan |
Jacksonville and Mauvaisterre |
Jack Kinsell |
| Richland |
Borah, East Fork, and Vernor |
Jim Elkins |
| Sangamon |
Springfield |
Michelle Bodamer |
| Will |
Joliet Junior College |
Virginia Piekarski |
| Williamson |
Lake of Egypt |
Gilbert Malacarne |
|
Little Grassy |
Mary Kandl |
| Woodford |
Eureka |
Al Jacobsgaard, Fred Myers |
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