$290,675 Grant Approved for Salt Creek Streambank Stabilization
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2003 | Contact: Joan Muraro
217-785-7209
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Springfield, Ill. -- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Director Renee Cipriano today announced approval of a $290,675 grant to
the Cook County community of Elk Grove Village for water quality improvements
in Salt Creek.
Salt Creek has been classified by the Illinois EPA as an impaired stream
unable to support certain designated uses. Efforts are currently underway
to develop a Total Maximum Daily Load for the stream, a process to determine
the amount of a given pollutant that can enter a water body before the
water is deemed to be no longer safe for such uses as swimming and fishing.
In many cases, excessive siltation caused by eroding streambanks is major
cause of stream impairment.
The grant for Elk Grove Village, when combined with a $193,783 match
from the village, will permit stabilization of 3,060 feet of eroding streambanks
along approximately 1,530 feet of the creek.
"Stabilizing eroding streambanks and reducing deposits of silt in a
stream are important steps in restoring water bodies like Salt Creek to
health," Director Cipriano said. "It is gratifying to be able to help
communities like Elk Grove Village take steps to protect their valuable
water resources."
Funding for the grant program comes from federal money distributed by
the IEPA under Section 319 of the federal Clean Water Act.
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