Archives for the Mahomet Aquifer Consortium website
Good stuff... just a little bit dusty.
Seminar: Sept 20, 2011: "Elevated arsenic in the Glasford aquifer near Tolono", more details
USEPA extends public comment period on the Clinton PCB landfill permit until Aug 14, 2011. More Info Read comments submitted by Dr. George Roadcap, ISWS, to Rafael Gonzalez, USEPA Region 5 Community Involvement Coordinator, dated June 15, 2011.
The Clean Water Celebration returns to Peoria, April 10 & 11, 2011 more info
MAC adds a new Technical Advisor-- Dr. Yong Cao, a Stream Ecologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign. Dr. Cao's addition results from a recommendation made by the RWSPC.
Springfield's Hunter Lake: new environmental study needed. Read SJ-R article
ISGS geologists employ new technology to learn more about the Mahomet aquifer (read more)
MAC names two Board Members-- MAC expands its Board to 9 members with the announcement of Joan Esarey of Ford County Soil and Water Conservation District and Patrick Gleason of Rural Community Assistance Program/Illinois Assoc. of Community Action Agencies.
MAC Spotlight: Do you know where your water comes from? A group in Champaign wants their students to be able to answer this question. Sixth-grade students in Champaign’s Unit 4 School District learn where their water comes from (the Mahomet aquifer),
where their wastewater goes (discharged to the Salt Fork or the Kaskaskia River), and how human activity affects water resources. The students learn the answer to these questions while studying Fresh Water Resources, a 5-week science education unit. Fresh Water Resources was developed by Kristin Camp, K-12 Science and Health Curriculum Coordinator for the District,
three teachers-- Natasha Harroff, Jen Mathis, and Donna Peyton, and a MAC technical consultant, George Roadcap. The students enjoy this science unit because it has a local tie-in, using a Powerpoint presentation developed by Dr. Roadcap. This presentation shows photos of the water wells that supply water in Champaign, the wastewater treatment plants and other
important hydrologic features that student’s have seen in their community. To learn more about Fresh Water Resources, contact Kristin Camp. If your schools do a great job teaching students about water resources, let us know about. Email your MAC Spotlight material
to the webmaster.
At the April 2010 MAC mtg, Pat Gleason, a Rural Development Specialist with the Rural Community Assistance Program/Illinois Assoc. of Community Action Agencies, described the activities of RCAP. View a PDF of his Powerpoint presentation (404 KB)
Multi-media presentation about the Mahomet aquifer set for Oct 10-18 (6 public events). Learn more here
RWSPC releases it final report, A Plan to Improve the Planning and Management of Water Supplies in East-Central Illinois in June 2009. It can be downloaded here.
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.
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
What's been done to study the Mahomet aquifer? Check the revised list of projects
Illinois American Water Co. pledges financial support for aquifer studies. Read more
Last Updated: Jan 20, 2012
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