Presentations from the ILMA-Lakes March 1-3rd 2012 Conference
Opening Session
Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustainability and Energy, Northern Illinois University (PDF)
NIU Student SubUnit of Illinois Lake Management Association, Northern Illinois University (PDF)
Session 1
CECs: Contaminants, Sources, Significance, Dana Kolpin, Toxic Substances Hydrology Program (PDF)
A Brief Summary of U.S. EPS Research on Contaminants of Emerging Concern, Carole Braverman, Ph.D U.S.EPA Region 5 (PDF)
Keeping Pharmaceuticals Out of the Water, Laura Kammin, Pollution Prevention Program Specialist, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (PDF)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Coal Tar Sealants, Cassandra McKinney McHenry Co. Government, Dept. of Planning & Development: Division of Water Resources (PDF)
Session 2
Growing Smarter, In the 4 Lakes Watershed Area: A Simplified Model of Green Infrastructure Impacts on Water Quality in the Bangs & Slocum Lake Watershed, Brian Valleskey, CFM, 4 Lakes Watershed Initiative Water Resources Specialist, Manhardt Consultants LTD (PDF)
Naturalized Detention Basin Design & Maintenance Recommendations, Steve Zimmerman, M.S., Applied Ecological Services, Inc. Restoration Ecologist (PDF)
Sustainable Stormwater Green Infrastructure Practices in the Illinois River Headwaters at the Lake County Central Permit Facility, Andrea Cline PWS, CPESC Water Resource Professional (PDF)
Stormwater Treatment Train Water Quality Impact, Experiences from Prairie Crossing, Michael Sands & Joseph Marencik (PDF)
Session 3
Fishing Clubs and Lake Management Partnering With Fishing Clubs to Improve Fisheries and Habitat, Greg Denny, Environmental Monitoring and Technologies, Inc. (PDF)
History and Status Illinois Urban Fishing Program, Herb Dreier (PDF)
Aquatic Macroinvertebrates of Illinois, A supplement For the Illinois RiverWatch Program (PDF)
Session 4
Communicating the Values of Green Infrastructure, Aaron Cosentino, City of Elgin, Sustainability Coordinator (PDF)
Sustainable Approaches to Rainwater, Elmhurst College West Hall, Andy Joseph (PDF)
Monitoring Stormwater at a Permeable Paver Parking Lot: A Student Laboratory at Elmhurst College, Dr. Eugene N. Losey, Professor and Chair of Chemistry, and Ms. Anna Randazzo, Chemistry Major Elmhurst College (PDF)
Session 5
The History, Ironies and Observations on Clean Water in America, Nancy Schumm, CPESC (PDF)
Stormwater Monitoring: A Primer on Basic Data and Methods, Rebecca Kauten, MPP, CPESC-IT University of Northern Iowa (PDF)
General NPDES Permit for Pesticide Application Point Source Discharges, Leslie Lowry – Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (PDF)
Volunteer Lake Monitoring Program, 2011 Season in Review, and 2012 Season Scope, IL EPA (PDF)
AIS Outreach in IL: Reaching Recreational Water Users, Sarah A. Zack, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist (PDF)
Plants of Concern: Monitoring Rare Plant Species in Chicago Wilderness, Chicago Botanic Garden, Susanne Masi, Pati Vitt, Greg Hitzroth(PDF)
Why Are The Lakes So Green? A Water Quality Project on the Fox Chain O' Lakes, Antioch Community High School (PDF)
Session 7
The Use of Bacteria and Enzymes on Pond Water and Sediment in a Controlled Environment, Sandy Kubillus, Integrated Lakes Management (PDF)
Lake Destratification with Venturi-type Eductor, Rick Twait, City of Bloomington, IL, John Salonich, Venturi Aeration, Inc. (PDF)
Lake Michigan Monitoring Program, (LMMP) Kevin Zidonis and Diane Tancl, Illinois EPA, BOW/Northern Monitoring Unit (PDF)
Use of USGS Hydrologic Data in Support of Lakes Management, Jon Hortness, PE Hydrologist, Illinois Water Science Center-DeKalb (PDF)
Session 8
The Physical Properties of Lakes, A Brief Overview of the Types of Lakes and how they Differ in Terms of Size, Depth, Watershed, Sedimentation, Residence Time and Flushing Rate, Peter Berrini (PDF)
Internal Properties of Lakes, Sandy Kubillus, Integrated Lakes Management (PDF)
Nutrients, Plants and Algae, Mike Adams, Senior Biologist Environmental Services, Lake Co. Health Depart. and Comm. Health Ctr. (PPTX)
Geothermal/Geo-Exchange Design Concepts and Development Projects for Ecological Benefits (PPTX)
Land Use Change and Non-Point Source Pollution Modeling in Agro-Urban Watersheds, Lisa Emili, Penn State University, Richard Green, NIU (PDF)
Hyper-alkaline Waters in Calumet Wetlands (South Chicago, IL): Karel Waska and Melissa Lenczewski, Northern Illinois University, Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences (PDF)
High Plains Aquifer and a New Method for Estimating its Hydraulic Conductivity, Wei Luo, Depart. of Geography, NIU, and Darryll Pederson, Depart. of Earth and Atmosphere Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (PDF)
Hydrilla Early Detection Rapid Response Plan for Illinois, Cathy McGlynn, Northeast Illinois Invasive Plant Partnership (PDF)