VLMP

Contact Us

• What is VLMP?
• Program Objectives
• Program History and Timeline
• Tiered Approach
• Monitoring Methods
• Who should Volunteer?
• I want to Join the VLMP!
• Training
• How long do the trainings take?
• What does my data mean?
• Newsletters
• Lake Notes
• Training Manual
• Training DVD
• Online Lakes Database (Enter and Retrieve data, charts, graphs and reports here.)
• The Great North American Secchi Dip-In
• World Water Monitoring Day
• Contact Us
• Illinois Boating Safety Laws
• Illinois Online Boating Safety and Certification

If you would like more information about the Illinois Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program please e-mail the Statewide VLMP Coordinator at epa.vlmphelp@illinois.gov or call 217-782-3362.

Current Program Staff

Coordinators

Greg Ratliff – Statewide Coordinator
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Lakes Unit #15
1021 North Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Phone: 217-782-3362

Counties Greg Coordinates: Adams, Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeKalb, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Fulton, Greene, Grundy, Hancock, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois, Jasper, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Kankakee, Knox, LaSalle, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Ogle, Peoria, Piatt, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, St. Clair, Stark, Stephenson, Tazewell, Vermilion, Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Winnebago, Woodford

Holly Hudson – Northern Coordinator
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-454-0400

Counties Holly Coordinates: Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Will

Mike Adam – Lake County
Lake County Health Department
3010 Grand Avenue
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 377-8002

County Mike Coordinates: Lake

Ike Kirkikis – Southern Coordinator
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission
608 East College Street
Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: 618-549-3306

Counties Ike Coordinates: Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union and Williamson

Illinois EPA Technical Assistance

Northern
Diane Caruso
Des Plaines Regional Office
Phone: 847-294-4000

Central
Phyllis Borland-Lau
Springfield Regional Office
Phone: 217-557-8761

Southern
Mike Bundren
Marion Regional Office
Phone: 618-993-7200