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State Water Plan Task Force

2022 Illinois State Water Plan: (Link to Report)

Future Task Force Meetings

  • January 12, 2026 at 1:30-3:30 PM - Virtual
  • April 13, 2026 at 1:30-3:30 PM - Virtual
  • July 20, 2026 at 1:30-3:30 PM - Virtual

Virtual Meetings – WebEx Link

Most Recent Approved Minutes

State Water Plan Implementation Progress Summary

Progress Statistics (updated 10/24/2025)

146

Total Recommendations

85

Recommendations Started

37.9%

Average Progression if Started

22.1%

Average Progression Overall

12

Sections Reporting this Quarter

11

Recommendations Completed

Plan Implementation Highlights from this Quarter

  • SWPTF Agency's Official Representative Approved
  • Water Quality Recommendation - PFAS and Contaminant Montoring in Fish, Completed
  • Climate Change Recommendation - Update Existing Rainfall Data, Completed
  • Erosion & Sedimentation Recommendation - Develop New and Expand Incentives to Encourage Participation in Soil Conservation Practices, Completed

State Water Plan Contacts

For general questions relating to the State Water Plan or the State Water Plan Task Force, please contact Wes Cattoor at wes.cattoor@illinois.gov or 217-782-4847.

The critical issues, lead agencies and contact information are shown in the table below. 

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​# ​Issue Lead Agency​ ​Lead Individual Email
​1 ​Water Quality ​IEPA ​Jeff Edstrom jeffrey.edstrom@illinois.gov
​2 ​Climate Change ​ISWS

​Dave Kristovich

 ​​dkristo@illinois.edu
​3 ​Integrated Water Management ​OWR Wes Cattoor wes.cattoor@illinois.gov
​4 ​Long Term Funding ​IEPA Nidhan Singh

nidhan.singh@Illinois.gov

​5 ​Water Sustainability ​OWR ​Wei Han ​​wei.han2@illinois.gov
​6 ​Lake Michigan ​OWR Meg Kelly meg.kelly@Illinois.gov
​7 ​Flood Damage Mitigation ​OWR ​Terra McParland terra.mcparland.@illinois.gov
​8 ​Aquatic & Riparian Habitat ​ORC ​Brian Metzke brian.metzke@illinois.gov
​9 ​Water Use Laws & Regulations ​OWR ​Steve Altman steve.altman@illinois.gov
​10 ​Navigation ​IDOT Brian McCoy brian.mcCoy@illinois.gov
​11 ​Erosion & Sedimentation ​DOA Brian Rennecke brian.rennecker@illinois.gov
​12 ​Data Management ​ISWS ​Jason Zhang zhang538@illinois.edu
​13 ​Recreation ​ORC ​Mike McClelland michael.mcclelland@illinois.gov
 
Published Documents

State Water Plan Task Force Members

The current State Water Plan Task Force is comprised of the following members: