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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN RURAL ILLINOIS A NORTHWEST CORNER VIEW Stanley (Jay) Solomon, Jr. Energy and Environmental Stewardship Educator Jo Daviess, Stephenson, & Winnebago Counties
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN
RURAL ILLINOIS A NORTHWEST CORNER VIEW
Stanley (Jay) Solomon, Jr. Energy and Environmental Stewardship Educator
Jo Daviess, Stephenson, & Winnebago Counties
APPROACH
Issues
Impacts
Opportunities
A Northwest Illinois Perspective
THE ISSUE WITH WATER
No Greater erosion force on earth than moving water.
Robert J Reber , Master Naturalist Manual Chapter 18
HYDROLOGIC CYCLE
Surface runoff
Surface water
Groundwater
Evaporation & transpiration
Condensation/ water vapor
Rain
http://www.isgs.illinois.edu/research/hydrogeology/hydrologic-cycle
ISSUES
URBAN VS RURAL
Urban
Houses
Streets and parking lots
Commercial buildings
Storm water systems
Rural
Crop fields, pasture/forage, timber,
Houses
Farm Buildings
Roads
Communities
(Urban on a small scale)
CHANGES IN FLOW PATTERNS
Urban
Impermeable surfaces
Gutters and drain pipes
Storm water systems
Collect, concentrate flows
Directed to streams
Rural
Reduced infiltration
Drainage systems
Decreased retention time
More impermeable surfaces
Increased flow to streams
WEATHER/ CLIMATE
Growing season
last 6 months: This year
last 9 months
IMPACTS
URBAN
Flooding
Streets and bridges damaged
Sewer system compromised
Untreated releases
Component damage
Storm drain system strained
FARMERS
Flooding
Crop damage or loss
Nutrient loss
Prevent planting
FARMERS
Prevent other field work
Delay or prevent harvest
Delay or prevent cover crop planting
First 7 day stretch without significant moisture since
Sept 8 -17 2018 on Oct 9 -18
Mark Henderson, Chief Meteorologist, WIFR weather (Oct 17, 2019)
RURAL RESIDENTS & COMMUNITIES
Flooding
Road and bridges damaged
Sewer system compromised
Untreated releases
Component damage
CLOSED ROADS IMPACT
Residents traveling to work, school, pleasure
Increased travel time or other inconveniences
Emergency services
Farmers
Access to check fields and livestock
Move equipment and animals
Plant and harvest crops
OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES
Collaboration to find solutions
Stormwater management
Increase retention time
Slow velocities at critical points
BMP’S TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY’S
LAND & WATER RESOURCES
Keep the land covered with growing plants (vegetation) or with crop residue.
Minimize impervious areas (parking lots, roads, shopping centers,
driveways, roofs)
Slow the flow of water off the land. (have it walk rather than run off the
land)
Be careful about what products are applied to the land, water and air; their
application rates; and timing.
CURRENT
FUTURE
WETLANDS, MARSHES,
Permanent or temporary
Shallow water
May be
Adjacent to streams and rivers
Low lying areas
Support a very diverse flora and
fauna populations
Important breeding areas for
reptiles and amphibians
IMPORTANT CONCEPT
“We all live downstream from somebody”
Water quality is highly dependent upon what
practices we do, and don’t do on our
property and as a community
