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Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) is updating the 2008 Watershed-Based Plan for the North Branch Chicago River Watershed. Projects that improve water quality and are identified in watershed-based plans are eligible for grant funding through the Clean Water Act. SMC led development of the North Branch Chicago River Watershed-Based Plan in 2008 and this 10-year update maintains consistency with Illinois EPA and Clean Water Act guidance.
In February 2022, Lake County Stormwater Management Commission submitted a draft of the North Branch Chicago River Watershed-Based Plan to the Illinois EPA for their review and comments. Please see the draft chapters, appendices and executive summary below.
Funding for this project is provided, in part, by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Section 319 of the Clean Water Act.
Draft North Branch Chicago River Watershed-Based Plan Update Executive Summary
Draft North Branch Chicago River Watershed-Based Plan Update Chapters
Draft North Branch Chicago River Watershed-Based Plan Update Appendices
See Appendix A for North Branch Chicago River Watershed-Based Plan stakeholder meeting summaries.
For more information about the North Branch Chicago River Watershed or the NBWW, contact Ashley Strelcheck, 847-377-7710.
The North Branch Chicago River Watershed Workgroup (NBWW) is a voluntary, dues-paying organization with a mission to bring together a diverse coalition of stakeholders to work to improve water quality in the North Branch of the Chicago River watershed, in a cost-effective manner to meet Illinois EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements.
For more information about the NBWW visit www.nbwwil.org.