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Recommendations for Integrated Water Resources Planning in Lake Zurich
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  • Jun 6, 2012
Water itself knows no political boundaries. Rivers flow from one community to another, aquifers span entire regions, rain falls where it will. Yet water resources management is inherently political. Northeastern Illinois’ 284 municipalities plan and implement many facets of water supply,…
Before the Wells Run Dry: Ensuring Sustainable Water Supplies for Illinois
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  • (4 MB)
  • Nov 19, 2009
This report recommends coordinated planning and implementation strategies that will capitalize on the work of the pilot regional planning groups, integrate regional plans with state and local practices, and ensure the long-term sustainability and efficient use of our finite, fragile water…
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Before the Wells Run Dry: Ensuring Sustainable Water Supplies for Illinois
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  • (1 MB)
  • Nov 19, 2009
This report recommends coordinated planning and implementation strategies that will capitalize on the work of the pilot regional planning groups, integrate regional plans with state and local practices, and ensure the long-term sustainability and efficient use of our finite, fragile water…
Changing Course: Recommendations for Balancing Regional Growth and Water Resources in Northern Illinois
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  • Dec 16, 2004
Examined the relationship between development practices and water quality and quantity in a 12-county northeastern Illinois region.

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