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State Water Plan Task Force

2022 Illinois State Water Plan: (Link to Report)

Information Summary Sheet for State Water Plan ( ENG PDF / SPA PDF )

Future Task Force Meetings

  • October 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM – In person, FFA Room - IL Dept of Ag (virtual is also available)
  • January 8, 2024 at 1:30 PM - Virtual

Virtual Meetings – WebEx Link

 

Past meeting details

State Water Plan Implementation Progress Summary

Progress Statistics (updated 7/14/23)

147

Total Recommnedations

32

Recommendations Started

25.7%

Average Progression If Started

5.99%

Average Progression Overall

5

Sections Reporting

Plan Implementation Highlights from this Quarter

Navigation section completed two recommendations

  •  #7 - Utilize dredged material in infrastructure projects
  • #10 - Establish IDOT Marine Transportation Section

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 ​Michael Brown Michael.L.Brown@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 ​Ania Bayers Ania.Bayers@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 ​BJ Murray ​​bj.murray@illinois.gov
​11 ​Erosion & Sedimentation ​DOA ​Michael Woods Michael.Woods@illinois.gov
​12 ​Data Management ​ISWS ​Laura Keefer ​​lkeefer@illinois.edu
​13 ​Recreation ​ORC ​Seth Love
Brennan Caputo
​seth.love@illinois.gov
Brennan.Caputo@Illinois.gov
 

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State Water Plan Task Force Members

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