Mahomet Aquifer Consortium    (Established 1998)

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• Next Board Meeting: Fri, Feb 5, 1 PM at IAWC, Champaign. (Click here for Google map)
• Next Member Meeting: Mon, Feb 8, 10 AM, at ISWS, Speaker: Derek Winstanley, Status of Water Resources Planning for NE Illinois (Click here for Google map for the ISWS.)

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• Membership update: Please check the Membership page to see if we have you listed as a MAC member. New members: please complete the membership form. Corrections can be emailed to the webmaster
• View Springfield's Water Story: Planning for the Future. This video views well with the Windows Media Player and runs approx. 42 minutes.
• Multi-media presentation about the Mahomet aquifer set for Oct 10-18 (6 public events). Learn more here
• MAC participates in the RWSPC Outreach tour of 12 east-central IL cities, July 23-Sep 30. Schedule and details for the outreach tour.
• RWSPC releases it final report, A Plan to Improve the Planning and Management of Water Supplies in East-Central Illinois on June 30. It can be downloaded here.
• Mahomet Aquifer in the news>> News-Gazette reports Panel: Mahomet Aquifer Consortium management should be voluntary. Read this May 15, 2009 report at the N-G website. It describes info from the DRAFT RWSPC report.
• MAC in the news>> WILL-AM (Urbana) reports Mahomet Aquifer Consortium still looking for money to finish their study. Read this May 12, 2009 report at the WILL am 580 website. It describes MAC's current fundraising effort.
• MAC in the news>> WILL-AM (Urbana) reports Mahomet Aquifer study short of funds. Read this April 10, 2009 report at the WILL am 580 website. It describes the loss of the 3rd year of funding for the RWSPC study and MAC's current fundraising effort.
• WILL AM 580 special report, The water we rely on: discusses the water supply in central Illinois. Bill Hammack reports. These reports can be played via links on WILL's website.
• Water may not be as plentiful as Illinoisans think by Chris Young in Illinois Issues, July 2008

• MAC recognized by the Illinois Groundwater Association-- MAC was awarded the 2008 Illinois Groundwater Education Award for its dedication to the study and management of this valuable resource while striving to educate the communities that rely on the aquifer's continued viability. At the April 8th IGA mtg, Mel Pleines accepted the award on behalf of MAC.
• What's the impact of biofuels on the US water supply? Read this report from the National Research Council
• Read about various water issues in On Tap. Read the entire Fall 2006 issue (a 5 MB file).
• ISWS letter to the City of Champaign re: water availability from the Mahomet aquifer
• Who pumps water from the Mahomet aquifer? Check this map showing the community water supplies pumping from the Mahomet aquifer.
• What's been done to study the Mahomet aquifer? Check the revised list of projects
• Champaign Co. Farm Bureau endorses additional research for Mahomet aquifer.
• IAWC Champaign selected as best water in US.
• Illinois American Water Co. pledges financial support for aquifer studies. Read more
• Groundwater FAQs: We try to answer some common questions about groundwater. [Email the Webmaster with a suggestion for another FAQ.]
     1) 8 groundwater words to know
     2) The hydrologic cycle
     3) Water wells & well interference

USGS glossary of water science terms

Link to RWSPC final report.

Link to the Committee's WWW site (Check here for mtg dates and directions.)

RWSPC status and future direction-- Al Wehrmann reviews the status and discusses the future for both planning committees (posted Nov 11, 2008)

Link to ISWS Water Supply Planning WWW site

Gary Clark's discussion of Water Law in Illinois (PDF of 3/30 presentation)

Responsibilities of the Committee, IDNR & the Surveys

Read State & Regional Water-Supply Planning in Illinois to learn why planning is needed and where to get more info.

Governor announces water supply study. (includes Executive Order 2006-1)

SIU report-- County-level forecasts of water use in Illinois: 2005-2025, [ view abstract or download PDF (8 MB)]

ASCE reviews state water resources planning in the 50 states. Read more

Openlands releases their Troubled Waters report (click for fact sheet or report.)

Links: NE Illinois Water Resources Planning Committee

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Last Updated: Jan 20, 2010
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