ML15188A125

Dead River Watershed - Based Plan 2008, Part 7 of 25

ML15188A125
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Issue date:	09/30/2008
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Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Wetlands Priority Green Infrastructure Areas September, 2007 DATA SOURCES:

ADID Wetlands Subbasin Boundary Lake County Stormwater Management 10 Critical Region 152 Critical Subbasins Lake County Department of Information And Technology, GIS & Mapping Division 52 Regional Storage KC1 Stream Reach Detention Basins KC1 Critical Stream Reach Hydraulic Structures 1.0.1 Action Recommendations Instream Problem Areas Point Discharges 2 Subwatershed Management Unit 20-07 FPAI Site FIGURE 5.6 SUBWATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT 3C 225 T H E D E A D R I V E R l W AT E R S H E D - B A S E D P L A N

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Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Wetlands Priority Green Infrastructure Areas September, 2007 DATA SOURCES:

ADID Wetlands Subbasin Boundary Lake County Stormwater Management 10 Critical Region 152 Critical Subbasins Lake County Department of Information And Technology, GIS & Mapping Division 52 Regional Storage KC1 Stream Reach Detention Basins KC1 Critical Stream Reach Hydraulic Structures 1.0.1 Action Recommendations Instream Problem Areas Point Discharges 2 Subwatershed Management Unit 20-07 FPAI Site FIGURE 5.7 SUBWATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT 4 T H E D E A D R I V E R l W AT E R S H E D - B A S E D P L A N 226

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Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Wetlands Priority Green Infrastructure Areas September, 2007 DATA SOURCES:

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Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Wetlands Priority Green Infrastructure Areas September, 2007 DATA SOURCES:

ADID Wetlands Subbasin Boundary Lake County Stormwater Management 10 Critical Region 152 Critical Subbasins Lake County Department of Information And Technology, GIS & Mapping Division 52 Regional Storage KC1 Stream Reach Detention Basins KC1 Critical Stream Reach Hydraulic Structures 1.0.1 Action Recommendations Instream Problem Areas Point Discharges 2 Subwatershed Management Unit 20-07 FPAI Site FIGURE 5.9 SUBWATERSHED MANAGEMENT UNIT 6 T H E D E A D R I V E R l W AT E R S H E D - B A S E D P L A N 228

USEPA watershed-based plan element #5:

public information and education plan.

5.4 INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• Within Bowman Park, the Chicago Botanic Garden and the United States Forest Service are initiating a PLAN program to train volunteers to help monitor amphibians A watershed-based plan must include a strategy to inform within the park boundary.

and educate the public and stakeholders about watershed

• At Zion Benton Township High School, Larry Anglada issues and to encourage them to take positive action, to teaches an environmental curriculum to students that support watershed plan implementation, to improve private includes water resources and aquatic biology.

land management, to become involved in watershed

• Area churches are taking on an environmental education stewardship activities, and to change behavior that may be role with technical support from Chicago Wilderness.

impacting watershed resources. Because many watershed problems result from individual actions and the solutions are It is clear from the limited programs focused on environmental often voluntary practices, ef fective public involvement and education that additional ef forts are needed. This section participation promote the adoption of management practices, of the Action Plan includes an identi f cation of the target help activate the implementation of the watershed-based audiences and partner organizations, a brief description of plan, and encourage changes in behavior that will help evaluating the information and education plan, and speci f c improve watershed resources. Furthermore, the general action recommendations for conducting the information and public is often unaware of the environmental impact of day-to-educationi campaign, which are presented in Table XX.

day activities on environmental resources. An understanding A general overall strategy for information, education, and of watershed issues and how individual activities can play public involvement to address watershed topics and issues a role in protecting water quality and other resources helps is included in Appendix I, along with a list of resources for provide the motivation and basis for changing behavior.

conducting the education campaign.

There are a limited number of known education programs Watershed organizations that may be tasked with coordinating occurring within or near the watershed area, though there and guiding actions within the Dead River watershed should does appear to be a number of individuals and organizations consider developing a separate education committee to actively involved in environmental issues, such as the help build and implement a more detailed information and Illinois Dunesland Preservation Society , the W aukegan education campaign.

Harbor Citizens Advisory Group, and volunteers involved with restoration and management in Illinois Beach State Park. These groups, whether through a dedicated education 5.4.1 TARGET AUDIENCES initiative or general public outreach and participation in the community, are engaged in an education and information To d ef ne the audience for educational outreach, contacts campaign. A few programs, as reported by watershed should be made with individuals, organizations, and decision-stakeholders, include the following: makers within the watershed community to determine their level of understanding of watershed issues and needs for

• The W aukegan Harbor Citizens Advisory Group is further education and outreach. The intent is to include both involved with educating local residents about issues existing partners, as well as stakeholders that previously related to the Waukegan Harbor Area of Concern. The have not been participants, and to be responsive to their group conducts meetings and tours in support of this needs for information as well as their motivations.

goal.

• A new summer environmental day camp for area 5th The primary target audiences for this plan are (1) residents grade students is currently in development for Bowen and other landowners, (2) land and resource managers and Park in Waukegan. This program will focus on life, earth, organizations, (3) government off cials and agencies, and and watershed science and will use the nearby ravine (4) developers and contractors. More specif cally, potential as a living laboratory to connect children with nature. target audiences include the following, abbreviations are 229 T H E D E A D R I V E R l W AT E R S H E D - B A S E D P L A N

5 prioritized action plan keyed to the education tables:

5.4.2 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

1. Residents, other landowners, and visitors

• Riparian residents and landowners (RR) Organizations that will be responsible for implementing the

• Non-riparian residents and landowners (NR) watershed plan recommendations can also help implement

• Homeowner associations (HOA) the information and education strategy as well as be target

• General public and visitors (GP) audiences. Each partner should couple plan implementation

• Businesses and institutions (BI) efforts with parallel efforts to inform and educate.

2. Land and resource managers and organizations Beach Park Drainage District (BPDD)

• Land and resource managers, including Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) farmers, golf course superintendents, facility Corporate and Business Landowners (CBL) managers, and site stewards (LM) Developers & Homebuilders (DH)

• Organizations, committees, land trusts, Federal / Illinois Emergency Management Agency (FEMA/

professional associations, agencies, and IEMA) special interest groups interested in the future Golf Courses (GC) and management of watershed resources Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) (includes (OG) Winthrop Harbor)

IDNR Coastal Management Program (CMP)

3. Government off cials and agencies Illinois / Lake County Departments of Transportation (DOT)

• Local governments, including municipalities, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) townships, counties, state, health Lake County Forest Preserve District (LCFPD) departments, park districts, forest preserve Lake County Health Department (LCHD) districts, port authorities, and transportation Lake County Planning, Building, and Development (PBD) departments that manage land within the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) watershed (LG) Lake Michigan Watershed Ecosystem Partnership (LMWEP)

• Schools (S) Municipalities (all departments) (M)

National Audubon Society (NAS)

4. Developers and contractors Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

• Developers and homebuilders (DH) Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD)

• Consultants and contractors (architects, Parks and Recreation Districts and Departments (PD) engineers, planners, landscapers, lawn care) Private Residential Landowners and Homeowners working in the watershed (CC) Associations (HOA)

North Shore Sanitary District (NSSD)

The various target audiences will need to hear dif ferent Townships (T) messages or the same message in dif ferent ways (and with Taskforce on Waukegan Neighborhoods (TOWN) different emphasis) through a variety of delivery mechanisms, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as determined by this plan and through the initial contact U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) with target audiences mentioned above. A number of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) strategies for crafting and delivering messages for watershed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) information and education are provided below . Single issue Waukegan Harbor Citizens Advisory Group (WHCAG) messages tend to be simple and effective, though messages can also be crafted to address multiple issues such as the link between hydrology and stream health.

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5.4.3 EVALUATING THE OUTREACH PLAN Evaluation provides a feedback mechanism for ongoing

• Messages: suggests a number of messages to be improvement of your outreach ef fort and for assessing disseminated to address the topic, issue, and goal.

whether the ef fort is successful. It also builds support for further funding. The following ideas should be customized

• Delivery Mechanism / Format: suggests the means by to particular needs of the party responsible for implementing which the message should be distributed.

the information and education campaign. For a number of

• Anticipated Behavioral Changes / Outcomes: indicates these evaluation strategies, baseline information should be the desired outcome that will result when a message is collected before the outreach activities begin and checked properly distributed to the target audience.

periodically throughout the outreach campaign to help measure progress and effectiveness.

• Evaluation Indicators: suggests means by which progress in implementing the Information and Education Actual reduction in impairment of water quality in the Dead Strategy can be measured.

River is perhaps the best indicator of outreach effectiveness.

While it is dif f cult to attribute water quality improvement to

• Lead + Partners: recommends the primary parties that specif c outreach strategy programs or actions, there is little should be responsible for crafting and delivering the doubt that increased understanding and involvement in the messages. See the table footnote for explanations and watershed is essential to watershed improvement. Speci f c acronyms.

information on monitoring and evaluating an education

• Schedule: indicates the time frame for implementing strategy are identif ed below.

the recommendation. See the table footnote for explanations and acronyms.

5.4.4 INFORMATION AND EDUCATION

• Priority: indicates the relative importance of getting that STRATEGY FOR DEAD RIVER WATERSHED particular message delivered. See the table footnote for explanations and acronyms.

The Information and Education Strategy tables on the next pages outline a general approach for providing education

• Status: this column is intentionally blank so that and outreach to watershed stakeholders. The table is progress can be monitored within the table.

organized by major Issues and Goals (dark green rows), and by topic area within each of the Issue and Goal categories.

Different strategies may be appropriate for dif ferent scales, e.g., a watershed wide storm drain stenciling campaign or a targeted one-on-one outreach campaign for streamside landowners and residents. The table includes the following information and a key to the table is included at the end.

• Issue and Goal: the table is organized around major watershed issues and goals.

• Topic: a number of educational topics are recommended for each issue and goal.

• Target Audiences: indicates the primary audiences who need to hear the message or receive the information delivered. See the table footnote for explanations and acronyms.

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Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan Limited public understanding about watershed resources and the impact of human ISSUE:

activities.

GOAL: Educate the public about general watershed issues.

Target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Messages Delivery Mechanism / Format Evaluation Indicators Partners Schedule Priority Audiences Changes / Outcome Status General GP

• You live in a watershed, the area of land where all

• Messages in community

• Landowners, residents,

• Number of participants in SMC Short to Medium watershed A water drains to a single body of water, in this case, newsletters. and the general public watershed events and activities. M Long term awareness Lake Michigan.

• Simple public interest radio and participate in watershed

• Number of requests for NRCS

• Rain falling on your property picks up pollutants newspaper advertisements. activities and events. additional information, maps, LCSWCD found there and carries them to the stream and Lake

• Additional signage at stream

• The general public materials, etc LCFPD Michigan. You can manage your property to reduce crossings. requests additional LCHD these pollutants and improve water resources.

• Post paper watershed maps in information, maps, AGL

• Help us keep your/our stream clean! YOUR actions community buildings, government materials, etc. CMP impact the stream. buildings, schools, and libraries. TOWN

• Everyone can contribute to solutions, no matter how LMWEP small the action. PD 232

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

Stream restoration and management are needed to improve water quality and restore ISSUE:

habitat.

Restore and manage the stream system to protect and enhance stream and riparian health, function, and conveyance as part of a GOAL:

watershed green infrastructure system.

Target Messages - organize these messages by target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Audiences audience Delivery Mechanism / Format Changes / Outcome Evaluation Indicators Partners Schedule Priority Status Stream RR

• Improving the natural habitat features of the stream

• Distribute stream management

• Riparian landowners

• Number of riparian SMC Short to High restoration HOA channel, stabilizing streambanks, and restoring the and restoration guidebooks and replace hardscape landowners reached / attending M Long term BI riparian buffer can bring f sh and other native species other print materials. armoring with workshops. BPDD back.

• Hold riparian landowner training bioengineering practices

• Number of stream restoration NRCS

• Eroding streambanks contribute silt and sediment to workshops.

• Riparian landowners and stabilization projects. LCSWCD the stream, impairing water quality, degrading aquatic

• Provide stream restoration actively restore stream

• Participation in volunteer LCFPD habitat, and threaten property and infrastructure. stewardship and volunteer habitat features. stream restoration events. LCHD opportunities.

• Requests for assistance or GC

• Simple public interest messages funding for restoration projects. IDNR on radio.

• Number of reaches in the IEPA High or Moderate streambank LMWEP erosion category.

LM

• Bioengineering practices, which use deep-rooted

• Distribute technical stream

• Land managers

• Number of streambank SMC Short to High LG plants and other "soft" solutions to stabilize eroding restoration and stabilization and local governments stabilization projects. M Long term CC streambanks, are more effective than rip rap, concrete, manuals. stabilize streambanks

• Number of reaches in the BPDD and other "hardscape" solutions, and are less

• Hold technical restoration with bioengineering High or Moderate streambank NRCS detrimental to the stream channel and habitat. training workshops. practices erosion category. LCSWCD

• Hardscape solutions are strongest when installed

• Install stream restoration LCFPD and get weaker over time, while bioengineering / stabilization demonstration LCHD practices are weakest when installed and get stronger projects. GC 233 over time.

• Provide list of funding and IDNR technical assistance sources. IEPA LMWEP Stream RR

• You can improve water quality, stabilize

• Distribute stream management

• Riparian landowners

• Number of riparian SMC Short to High management HOA streambanks, reduce erosion, and provide wildlife guidelines and other print actively manage stream landowners reached through M Long term BI habitat by maintaining a minimum 30' native riparian materials. and riparian zone and workshops. BPDD LM buffer along the stream.

• Hold riparian landowner training establish native buffers.

• Number of stream NRCS CC

• Invasive and exotic plants can crowd out native plant workshops on riparian zone

• Riparian landowners management volunteers. LCSWCD communities and should be removed and replaced with management. stop dumping branches

• Linear feet of riparian buffer LCFPD deep-rooted, native riparian plant species.

• Publish articles in community and other yard waste in actively managed. LCHD

• Save time and money: dont mow to the edge of the newsletters. and along the stream.

• Requests for assistance or GC creek.

• Provide stream management

• Landowners reduce funding for restoration projects. IDNR

• Beautify your property: plant native plants and volunteer opportunities. activities that worsen IEPA wildf owers along the stream.

• Install informational signage at streambank erosion such LMWEP

• Landowners are responsible for maintaining the stream crossings. as rooftop drains, mowing stream on his/her property. You can improve water

• Simple public interest messages to the edge of the stream, quality, reduce erosion, and improve the appearance of on radio. and dumping yard waste.

the stream by keeping garbage, debris, and yard waste

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away from the stream and its banks.

• Rooftop and footing drains that discharge water from your property to the stream cause streambank erosion.

Instead, direct this water into rain gardens or rain barrels.

• Removing creek obstructions and log jams can help reduce erosion and prevent local f ooding problems.

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

Stormwater runoff contributes to impaired water quality, eroding ISSUE:

streambanks, and f ooding.

GOAL: Improve stormwater management to enhance water quality and reduce erosion and f ood damage.

Target Messages - organize these messages by target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Delivery Mechanism / Format Evaluation Indicators Partners Schedule Priority Status Audiences audience Changes / Outcome Stormwater RR

• You can help reduce ravine and streambank erosion

• Distribute stormwater

• Landowners voluntarily

• Number of landowners and SMC Short to High management NR and improve water quality by reducing the amount management how-to materials act to reduce the rate and land managers reached. M Long term HOA of stormwater leaving your property and entering the such as rain garden guides. volume of stormwater

• Number of drain retrof t BPDD BI stream or storm sewer.

• Hold property owner training being discharged to projects. HOA LM

• You can install stormwater BMPs to f lter and presentations and workshops on ravines and/or stream

• Number of on-site inf ltration LCPBD inf ltrate stormwater runoff. stormwater management. channels. projects for roof and site runoff. IEPA

• Minimize the impact of installed drains (e.g., f exible

• Landowners stabilize LMWEP corrugated plastic pipes), on your property by directing erosion around TOWN them into a rain garden or other on-site inf ltration BMP. infrastructure on their property, and report infrastructure problems to the proper authorities.

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• You can maintain the conveyance capacity of the

• Meet with landowners,

• Stormwater

• Number of swale and SMC Short to High LM stream, reduce erosion, and improve water and habitat municipalities, and others who infrastructure managers detention basin retrof t projects. M Long term BI quality by repairing and maintaining failing, impaired, or manage these stormwater and municipalities

• Number of new detention BPDD HOA obstructed stormwater outfalls, culverts, and channels. features. monitor, maintain, and basins and swales using BMPs. HOA

• You can retrof t detention basins and drainage

• Hold training presentations repair the conveyance LCPBD swales to help improve water quality and inf ltrate water and workshops on stormwater system and structures on IEPA into the ground. infrastructure management. a regular basis. LMWEP

• Stormwater TOWN infrastructure managers and municipalities 234 actively manage and retrof t detention basins and swales with deep rooted vegetation and other measures to help improve water quality.

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

ISSUE: The watershed experiences f ood risk and f ood damage.

Reduce f ood damage and prevent increased f ooding to protect public and private property and GOAL:

investments.

Target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Messages Delivery Mechanism Evaluation Measure Partners Schedule Priority Status Audiences Changes / Outcome Floodproof ng RR

• Landowners in and near the f oodplain should

• Distribute print information to

• Floodplain insurance

• Number of f ood prone FEMA Medium Medium and f ood risk NR be aware of f ood risk and the importance of f ood landowners with property in or held by all who need it. property owners reached. LCPBD term awareness HOA insurance. near f oodplain or f ood problem

• At risk structures are

• Number of structures IEMA BI

• Landowners can protect their property and mitigate areas. f ood-proofed. insured, f ood proofed, or M f ood losses and/or f ood damage through buyouts and

• Hold workshops for landowners removed from the f oodplain or BPDD f ood proof ng techniques. on f oodproof ng and f ood f ood prone areas. SMC

• Landowners can call on a variety of local and county awareness.

agencies for f ood response assistance.

• Website

• Excess water has to go somewhere: your basement or the f oodplain?

• Flooding is expensive.

DH

• Avoid developing within the f oodplain or f oodprone

• Hold training sessions

• Creation of an

• Number of f oodplain FEMA Medium Medium LG areas, which exposes property and infrastructure to for municipalities and the incentive program preservation ordinances and/or LCPBD term f ood damage risk. development community on the to preserve existing incentive programs. IEMA

• Development of the watershed has resulted in an importance of preserving the f oodplain as open space

• Acres of f oodplain and f ood M increase in runoff volume and the expansion of the natural drainage system and the in perpetuity. prone areas preserved. BPDD f oodplain, thereby exposing a greater area to risk of risks and costs associated with

• Floodplains are SMC f ood damage. developing within the f oodplain or preserved by local

• Protect the natural drainage system as green f oodprone areas. ordinances.

infrastructure to prevent f ooding Runoff rate RR

• Watershed problems associated with excessive

• Hold training workshops and

• Municipalities require

• Number of participants in SMC Short term Medium and volume NR stormwater runoff rate and volume can be addressed presentations on stormwater stormwater runoff volume workshops and presentations. LCPBD control HOA by using conservation development practices and BMPs, low impact (LID), and and rate control BMPs in

• Number of requests for BMP M 235 BI stormwater BMPs. conservation development design. new development. information / assistance. BPDD LM

• Install stormwater BMP

• Increase in voluntary

• Number of Section 319 or LCSWCD DH demonstration projects. retrof ts of developed WMB funding requests for LG

• Provide model stormwater BMP areas to reduce runoff BMPs.

standards and ordinances. rate and volume.

• Number of developments using stormwater management BMPs or LID techniques.

Sanitary RR

• Poor sanitary system design, stormwater inf ltration

• Distribute print information to

• Building owners install

• Number of property owners NSSD Short term Medium system NR into sanitary sewers, and cross connections between property owners in areas where one-way valves in sewer reached. LCPBD problems BI the two have led to sewer backups into buildings. sanitary sewer backups occur. drains.

• Number of system / drain M HOA

• Building owners should install one-way f ow valves protection projects. BPDD in sewer drains, which prevent backups, until the larger infrastructure problems can be solved.

• Landowners inspect their sanitary sewer lines and correct any I&I problems on their property.

LG

• Local governments and the North Shore Sanitary

• Presentations to municipal and

• Local governments

• Number of infrastructure NSSD Long term Medium District inspect sanitary sewer lines and interceptors agency off cials regarding the and other responsible remediation projects completed. LCPBD and correct any I&I problems within their systems. impact of cross connections and parties identify, plan, and M techniques for f xing problems. correct inf ltration, inf ow, BPDD cross connections, and poor designs that have resulted in backups.

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

ISSUE: A complete and interconnected green infrastructure network is important for protecting watershed resources and natural hydrology.

Protect, restore, and enhance a green infrastructure network of terrestrial and aquatic resources including streams, riparian corridors, wetlands, f oodplains, ravines, GOAL:

depressional areas, and upland resources.

Target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Messages Delivery Mechanism Evaluation Measure Partners Schedule Priority Status Audiences Changes / Outcome High Green RR

• An interconnected system of open spaces, natural

• Provide watershed tours

• Voluntary landowner

• Number of attendees at M Long term infrastructure NR areas, wetlands, f oodplains, streams, and stream to exhibit green infrastructure preservation and watershed tours and events. SMC planning and GP buffers can help maintain the hydrologic and biologic elements. restoration of green

• Number of residents and LCPBD implementation LM health of the watershed.

• Presentations on green infrastructure elements others reached at community LCFPD LG

• A preserved green infrastructure system is essential infrastructure at community and through integration meetings. PD for preserving and restoring the health of Lake board meetings. into private and public

• Number of acres of green CMAP Michigan.

• Host land preservation development, permanent infrastructure protected. LMWEP

• Protected green infrastructure can increase property workshops for landowners. conservation easements, IDNR values for nearby landowners.

• Distribute electronic and and/or integration into BPDD

• Preserving natural drainage and storage areas, paper maps that show the green land management plans. BCN f oodplains, wetlands, and riparian corridors helps to infrastructure system coverage. CW prevent f ashy stream systems that cause erosion, OLP absorbs excess stormwater, and reduces the risk of f ooding.

LM

• Everyone needs to do their part and collaborate on

• Presentations on green

• Local governments

• Number of local M Long term High LG preserving green infrastructure important to the health infrastructure at board meetings. adopt and incorporate the governments adopting the SMC OG of the watershed. Local governments, park districts,

• Provide conservation design Green Infrastructure Plan Green Infrastructure Plan. LCPBD and the forest preserve district are essential partners in / Low Impact Development into their Comprehensive

• Number of communities LCFPD the effort to protect green infrastructure elements. standards to local governments Plans. adopting conservation design PD and the development community.

• Long term preservation / Low Impact Development CMAP

• Distribute electronic and of corridors through standards. LMWEP paper maps that show the green easements and

• Number of local government IDNR infrastructure system coverage. acquisition. off cials and staff reached at BPDD 236

• Communities convey the

• Communities include community meetings. BCN message to landowners green infrastructure

• Number of acres of green CW

& developers during the preservation in their infrastructure protected. OLP development review & permitting capital and public works processes. budgets.

• Communities develop incentives for developers

& landowners to preserve green infrastructure during site design &

development.

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

ISSUE: The watershed contains unique natural resources in need of preservation, restoration and management.

GOAL: Preserve, restore, and enhance terrestrial and aquatic natural resources.

Target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Messages Delivery Mechanism / Format Evaluation Indicators Partners Schedule Priority Status Audiences Changes / Outcome Natural area GP

• The ecological health of the unique system of

• Develop electronic media and

• Increased awareness

• Number of participants SMC Short to Medium

/ wetland LM wetlands, dunes, and panes found in Illinois Beach printed advertisements. of unique watershed in watershed tours and LCFPD Long term to Low management & LG State Park and Spring Bluff Forest Preserve, some of

• Provide natural area tours to resources and actions to presentations. IDNR restoration S which are found nowhere else on earth, depends on exhibit the unique resources. improve them.

• Number of volunteers CMP the interest and participation of watershed residents

• Host natural area restoration

• Increased volunteer participating in restoration LMWEP and stakeholders in the restoration and management of and stewardship outings. involvement in restoration events in IBSP, forest PD these systems.

• Install demonstration restoration and management preserves, and parks. BCN

• Every landowner and land manager can contribute projects. activities, both by CW to the ecological and biological quality of the watershed

• Deliver presentations at landowners on private OLP by planting native species, restoring small or large community meetings, garden property and by the public DPS areas of land to native habitat, and restoring the stream clubs, and libraries. in publicly held natural NAS corridor and riparian buffer.

• Distribute a watershed ecology areas. USFWS

• The watershed contains some of the last remaining report card. LCPBD undeveloped Lake Michigan lakeshore in Illinois, which supports a host of species including the migratory routes of numerous bird species. The lakeshore deserves continued preservation and improved management to restore this unique resource.

RR

• Watershed ravines support unique and valuable

• Host ravine restoration and

• Ravine-side

• Number of participants in SMC Short to High HOA ecosystems and provide important watershed functions stewardship outings. landowners voluntarily ravine restoration events. LCFPD Long term LM that are being been degraded by encroaching

• Install demonstration ravine take appropriate

• Number of ravine-side IDNR LG development, stormwater discharge, inappropriate restoration projects. management actions landowners and land managers LMWEP management of edges and slopes, and dumping of

• Distribute ravine management such as removing roof contacted about proper ravine PD yard waste and other debris. guidelines and directly contact and footing drains from management. NRCS 237

• Landowners should set development back from ravine-side landowners and the ravines, installing

• Number of in-ravine plastic SWCD ravine edges by a 50 foot, native buffer and restore residents about appropriate and managing stabilizing pipe discharge points removed CW a healthy layer of ground vegetation within ravines practices for these sensitive ground vegetation, or remediated and removed OLP to help stabilize ravine slopes, reduce erosion, and resources. and avoiding land use from Action Plan. LCPBD protect property and infrastructure. activities that hasten M ravine erosion.

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

ISSUE: Land use and human activity throughout the watershed are degrading water quality in the stream and Lake Michigan.

Improve water quality in streams, lakes, and wetlands by reducing the impacts of land use and development, land management, and GOAL:

modif ed hydrology.

Target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Messages Delivery Mechanism / Format Evaluation Indicators Partners Schedule Priority Status Audiences Changes / Outcome Yard and RR

• Better turf and landscape management practices,

• Distribute yard and landscape

• Landowners reduce

• Number of people attending M Short term High landscape NR which contribute organic matter, nutrients, pet waste, management guidelines and other fertilizer and pesticide workshops and presentations. IEPA management HOA fertilizers, and pesticides to the stream, can improve print materials. application.

• Number of demonstration LCHD BI water quality, reduce landscape maintenance costs,

• Hold workshops for landowners,

• Landowners dispose natural landscaping projects. BPDD LM and increase prof tability. land managers, and landscape of yard waste properly

• Number of landscape GC LG

• Using phosphorous-free fertilizers minimizes nutrient contractors. through mulching or companies adopting LCSWCD CC loading to the stream.

• Install demonstration natural bagging. environmentally-friendly LMWEP

• Pick up animal waste before it can be washed into landscaping projects.

• Landowners properly practices. PRL the stream.

• Produce advertisements, public dispose of pet waste.

• Number of public reached TOWN

• Lawn chemicals are killing our streams and rivers. service announcements, and cable

• Landscape companies through media, billboards,

• Excessive application of chemicals and fertilizers access spots. adopt environmentally- and advertisements (i.e.,

wastes money.

• Post billboards and posters. friendly management circulation).

• Yard waste smothers benef cial vegetation along the

• Hold presentations at practices.

stream. community and HOA meetings.

Golf course LM

• Smarter agricultural and golf course management

• Distribute NRCS / SWCD

• Voluntary installation

• Number of agricultural and NRCS Medium Medium and agricultural LG practices can improve water quality and save money. and golf course management of stormwater BMPs such golf course operations / acres LCSWCD term land

• Agricultural operations should plant cover crops and guidelines and other print as f lter strips. using conservation and water LCFPD management use conservation tillage. materials, and directly contact

• Reduction in the quality improvement practices. PD

• Organic agricultural growing operations improve agricultural and golf course land amount of fertilizers and

• Number of Audubon certif ed AI water quality by reducing the input of most detrimental owners / managers regarding pesticides used. courses. GC chemicals. management practices.

• Onsite water resources

• Length and width of stream

• Stream and pond buffers with deep rooted

• Work with Audubon International are buffered with natural buffer on agricultural lands and 238 vegetation can reduce migration of pollutants to the and strive for Audubon vegetation. golf courses.

stream and reduce streambank erosion. certif cation on golf courses, using

• Managing goose populations can reduce contribution Thunderhawk Golf Course as a of animal waste to the stream. model. .

Urban RR

• Pollutants such as automotive chemicals, fertilizers,

• Distribute BMP guidelines

• New development

• Number of communities M Short term Medium pollutants / NR and pet waste collect on urban surfaces and rainwater to residents, landowners, local and redevelopment adopting and enforcing BMP SMC stormwater HOA runoff washes them into the stream, your drinking governments, consultants, incorporates stormwater standards and guidelines. IEPA BMPs BI water, and your swimming beaches. contractors, developers, and BMPs.

• Number of participants in LCHD LM

• Filtration and inf ltration practices installed on your homebuilders.

• Local governments educational workshops and LMWEP LG property can help remove runoff pollutants before

• Conduct training workshops and will adopt and enforce meetings.

CC they enter the stream, watershed wetlands, and Lake deliver presentations at community stormwater BMP

• Number of new OG Michigan. and professional association guidelines and standards developments using stormwater S

• Natural vegetation and BMPs can be installed meetings. to reduce runoff and BMPs.

virtually anywhere to help clean urban pollutants form

• Articles in community improve water quality.

• Number of BMP retrof t our streams, wetlands, and Lake Michigan. newsletters.

• Landowners and projects.

• Install and publicize BMP developers voluntarily demonstration projects. retrof t existing development with stormwater BMPs.

• Watershed residents reduce the release of urban pollutants into the landscape.

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

ISSUE: Land use and human activity throughout the watershed are degrading water quality in the stream and Lake Michigan. (continued)

Improve water quality in streams, lakes, and wetlands by reducing the impacts of land use and development, land management, and GOAL:

modif ed hydrology.

Road, parking HOA

• Runoff from roads, parking lots, and runways impairs

• Directly contact departments

• Improved highway and

• Number of transportation DOT Medium L lot, and runway BI water quality by carrying pollutants, including metals of transportation and public works parking lot maintenance and public works departments IEPA term management LG and automotive f uids, to the stream. departments through one-on- practices (e.g., use reached through contact, M WA

• Installing permeable paving practices instead of one contact, presentations, and of alternative seal workshops and presentations.

DOTs conventional concrete or asphalt can improve water workshops. coating products, use

• Number of public works and quality.

• Distribute print materials to of alternative deicing highway departments adopting

• High chlorides are considered a pollutant of concern public works departments. products or procedures). environmentally-friendly in the stream. Chloride levels are increasing in recent practices.

years as a consequence of road salt applications.

• Improved highway and parking lot maintenance, regular sweeping, and lower salt application, can improve water quality.

Construction DH

• Erosion from construction sites (and other sources)

• Provide direct outreach,

• Improved soil erosion

• Number of municipalities M Short term Medium site erosion LG impairs aquatic life habitat in the stream, Illinois Beach workshops, and presentations to and sediment control reached and number of LCPBD CC State Park, and Lake Michigan. municipalities regarding erosion measures that reduce participants in workshops and NRCS

• Appropriate and cost-effective soil erosion and control practices, standards, and the f ow of sediment presentations. LCSWCD sediment control (SESC) measures can reduce the enforcement. to streams, lakes, and IEPA sediment input to the stream.

• Distribute print materials to wetlands.

• If you see a problem development site, call your developers and homebuilders

• Municipalities enforce local engineer. working in the watershed. and regularly inspect

• Implement Certif ed Erosion SESC practices.

Control Specialist programs Waste and RR

• Dumping of inappropriate substances into the stream

• Hold watershed events such as

• Reduced dumping into

• Number of participants in M Short term H dumping NR or storm sewer seriously impairs water quality. stream clean ups and storm drain the stream corridor or watershed events.

HOA

• Burning of leaves in ditches or stream corridors stenciling. storm sewer system.

• Number of reports of debris BI contributes pollution to the stream.

• Distribute print advertising and

• Less debris and dumping. .

LM

• If you see someone dumping garbage or other waste door hangers. garbage within the stream 239 LG call your municipality.

• Publish informational pieces in corridor.

CC

• Dont dump in the drain; it f ows to Lake Michigan. village newsletters.

• Volunteer participation S in stream clean up and stenciling events.

• Residents properly dispose of household chemicals and f uids in collection centers

Table 5.16 Information and Education Plan (continued)

Development within the watershed will further degrade watershed ISSUE:

resources.

GOAL: Future watershed development uses conservation and Low Impact Development practices.

Target Anticipated Behavioral Topic Messages Delivery Mechanism / Format Evaluation Indicators Partners Schedule Priority Status Audiences Changes / Outcome Low Impact HOA

• Local government and developer commitment to

• Distribute guidelines and model

• New development

• Number of municipalities SMC Medium Medium Development DH better development approaches, such as Low Impact ordinances to local governments uses Low Impact adopting and enforcing LCPBD term LG Development, is important to maintaining the integrity and developers working in the Development practices conservation design standards CMAP CC of watershed resources. watershed. that protect on- and off- and guidelines. LMWEP

• Conduct training workshops and site water resources.

• Number of participants in deliver presentations at community

• Local governments workshops and meetings.

meetings and professional adopt and enforce Low

• Number of new association meetings. Impact Development developments using LID standards and guidelines. practices.

• Developers incorporate conservation design principles into site and stormwater design.

240 Audiences Lead & Partner Organizations AGL Alliance for the Great Lakes LCSWCD Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District A All audiences BI Businesses and institutions AI Audubon International LCPWD Lake County Public Water District CC Consultants and contractors BPDD Beach Park Drainage District LMWEP Lake Michigan Watershed Ecosystem Partnership DH Developers and homebuilders BCN Bird Conservation Network M Municipalities (all departments)

DOT Departments of Transportation CMAP Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning NAS National Audubon Society GP General public and visitors CW Chicago Wilderness NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration HOA Homeowners associations CBL Corporate and Business Landowners OLP Open Lands Project LG Local governments DH Developers and Homebuilders PD Parks and Recreation Departments LM Land and resource managers DPS Dunesland Preservation Society PRL Private Residential Landowners and Homeowners Associations NR non-riparian residents and landowners FEMA Federal / Illinois Emergency Management Agency NSSD North Shore Sanitary District OG Organizations, committees, and special interests GC Golf Courses TOWN Taskforce on Waukegan Neighborhoods RR Riparian residents and landowners IDNR Illinois Department of Natural Resources T Townships S Schools CMP IDNR Coastal Management Program USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers WA Waukegan Airport DOT Illinois / Lake County Departments of Transportation USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture IEPA Illinois Environmental Protection Agency NRCS USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Abbreviations IISG Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency BMP Best Management Practice LCFPD Lake County Forest Preserve District USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service WPC Watershed Planning Committee LCHD Lake County Health Department WHCAG Waukegan Harbor Citizens Advisory Group LID Low Impact Development LCPBD Lake County Planning, Building, and Development WPA Waukegan Port Authority WMB Watershed Management Board SMC Lake County Stormwater Management Commission YCC Youth Conservation Corps HOA Homeowners Association Schedule Short 0-5 years Meduim 5-10 years Long 10+ years

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