Links for further understanding of our mission

Thorn Creek Watershed Plan, Final Draft....http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/tmdl/implementation/thorn-creek/thorn-creek-watershed-based-plan.pdf

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Potential Salmon Spawning Site, Headwaters of Thorn Creek 113 Square Mile Watershed which connects (normal flow to the Mississippi River) but in Flood Stage empty's into Lake Michigan via the O'Brien Locks....https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/publications/documents/00000723.pdf

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Thorn Creek TMDL's.....http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/tmdl/report/thorn-creek-watersheds/stage1-draft-report.pdf

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Google Earth on Steroids.....(70 plus layers of GIS (Mapping Resources, including "GoTo" command where you can enter your address and see the soil under your home)  Also all the streams and surface water resources in Illinois including stream quality and Flood Plain Maps....

Must use Google Chrome Browser-Url; www.rmms.illinois.edu

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Future quarterly meetings to be determined

This public meeting is the Stakeholder's connection to the Stormwater Priority Setting Process. Transcript's of all meetings are recorded by a  Court Reporter and are available in Unedited form before the next meeting. This provides the Continuity of mission. So do not be intimidated when you raise your concerns! As your exact wording will be recorded.