The Industrial Water, Waste & Sewage Group Steering Committee would like to wish you all the very best for the Holidays! We truly want to thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you in the New Year!
IWWSG LAUNCHES
A NEW WEBSITE!
Please take a look at the new IWWSG website. We will continue to work on updates as well as post the latest information about upcoming meetings and news. Check us out at www.iwwsg.org
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IWWSG 2022 Kick-Off Meeting!!
IWWSG is excited to announce that at noon on January 19, 2022, Joseph Kearney, co-author of the book, Lakefront: Public Trust and Private Rights in Chicago, is scheduled to be our “2022 Kick-Off Meeting” virtual (Zoom) speaker!! Registration details to be emailed in early January.
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Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill studied the lakefront's evolution from the middle of the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Their findings have significance for understanding not only Chicago's history but also the law's part in determining the future of significant urban resources such as waterfronts.
A meeting not to be missed!!
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Great Lakes Advocacy Groups have been vigilant of the potential for invasive species of bighead and silver carp entering into the Great Lakes from the Illinois waterway system. The State of Illinois has funded engineering for a comprehensive solution. The link below is to an article where Federal Funding is being solicited for this potentially devastating ecological invasion.
For more information see the link below:
The $850 Million Question: Who Can Pay for Invasive Carp Defense Project?
Great Lakes Governors Say, ‘Not Us’
Patty Wetli | December 15, 2021
Great Lakes governors may differ politically but when it comes to invasive carp, they’re in agreement: The fish pose a threat to the region’s economy and environment; the proposed $858 million Brandon Road Ecosystem Project, designed to fortify defenses at a key pinch point on the Des Plaines River, is critical to stopping the carp’s advance; and none of them can afford to pay for it. All eight members of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, recently signed onto a letter that states as much, and asks the federal government to step into the funding breach.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/12/15/850-million-question-who-can-pay-invasive-carp-defense-project
As Joliet, Illinois, battles a water scarcity issue for drinking water (which Allison Swisher discussed during IWWSG's 03/17/21 virtual Membership Meeting), it was also battling an abundance of stormwater stressing facility capacity. The Joliet Combined Sewer Overflow Tunnel and Wet Weather Treatment Facility aimed to make this issue a matter for the past. Allison Swisher, Joliet director of public utilities, describes the community served and why the project was important......
https://www.wwdmag.com/videos/joliet-cso-tunnel-wet-weather-treatment-facility-wwd-weekly-digest
If migrating species land on the Berkeley Pit in Montana for more than a few hours, they get cooked from the inside out. Now, miners use a rifle, drones, and lasers to scare the birds away........
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Illinois EPA files administrative rules to create first Illinois Groundwater Quality Standards for PFAS Chemicals Jordan Crook
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS —Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Director John J. Kim announced the Agency has submitted amendments to 35 Illinois Administrative Code (Ill. Admin. Code) Part 620 to the Illinois Pollution Control Board (Board). The proposed amendments update toxicity data for various chemicals, update exposure factors, and introduce groundwater quality standards for five Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals.https://www.newsbug.info/illinois-epa-files-administrative-rules-to-create-first-illinois-groundwater-quality-standards-for-pfas-chemicals/article_875c555e-745b-55a4-b0b0-78264ba075ae.html
Illinois EPA proposes groundwater standards for dangerous chemicals
by KHQA Staff Monday, December 13th 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KHQA) — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted amended administrative rules to the Illinois Pollution Control Board in an effort to update toxicity data for various chemicals, update exposure factors, and introduce groundwater quality standards for five Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) chemicals. The proposed rule includes new groundwater quality standards for five PFAS chemicals: perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS), and perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS). In addition, the proposal includes groundwater quality standards for nine new chemicals, three new atrazine metabolites, and procedures for selecting toxicity values consistent with current federal guidance among other updates.
From the Farm: Agricultural Nutrient Policy Council
by: Stu Ellis Posted: Dec 15, 2021 / Updated: Dec 15, 2021
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Most people, including those in agriculture, may be unfamiliar with the Agriculture Nutrient Policy Council. But its importance is wide-ranging. Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Policy for the Illinois Farm Bureau, lead a Cornbelt-wide effort on Tuesday to show the US-EPA that farmers are making an effort to keep nutrients from fertilizer out of waterways.
https://www.wcia.com/news/agriculture/from-the-farm-agricultural-nutrient-policy-council/
This is the last chance to participate in IWEA's Sustainability Survey. The Survey closes at the end of the month. If you'd have 15 minutes, please help IWEA's Sustainability Committee by completing the survey. The committee greatly appreciates your help, names of those who participate are confidential.
The Sustainability Committee is disseminating its second sustainability management survey for both the industry and water resource recovery sectors in Illinois. A report summarizing aggregate findings will be prepared and disseminated publicly to IWEA members, participating facilities, and interested members of the public. The survey was developed with the intention of being short, requiring no more than 15-20 minutes to complete, and attempting to capture sustainability outlooks and basic metrics.
IWEA Sustainability Management Survey for Industrial Facilities
IWEA Sustainability Management Survey for Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Please share the links to these surveys and encourage industry's and water resource recovery facilities to participate to help assess and summarize the current state of sustainability management across in these sectors, and showcase changes since the 2019 Sustainability Report was completed.
Data collected will only be available to Sustainability Committee members. Individual facility and contact information will not be shared.
The committee appreciates your participation! Please contact Dominic Brose (brosed@mwrd.org) or Barbara Scapardine (scapardineb@mwrd.org) with questions or comments.
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