Mahomet Aquifer Consortium

The Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) is pleased to invite you to attend the airborne demonstration for the Mahomet Aquifer mapping project at the Frasca Field Airport (1402 Airport Rd, Urbana, IL 61802) this Friday, February 9 at 10:45am. Join us as SkyTEM will provide a presentation and demonstration of their airborne surveying technology, helicopter time domain electromagnetics (HTEM), to map the geology of parts of Ford, Iroquois, and Vermilion counties. The survey will be conducted by a helicopter flying at an altitude of 30-40 m and a speed of 70-110 km/h.

You can find more information about the project on the Mahomet Aquifer Airborne Mapping Project web page.

Please RSVP if you are able to attend.

The 2023 Stakeholders Meeting was held on

August 25 at Parkland College

The Mahomet Aquifer Consortium (MAC) is a non-profit stakeholder group focused on the sustainability and protection of the Mahomet Aquifer in east-central Illinois. The MAC organizes the Regional Water Supply Planning Committee (RWSPC) to develop plans and priorities and organizes annual stakeholder conferences.

Mission Statement

To further study the Mahomet aquifer system, the river basins and surface waters located in the 15 county regional water supply planning area and to develop and recommend options for the planning and management of these valuable public resources

Addressing Issues

The MAC has worked to address issues related to the Mahomet Aquifer through education and advocacy with stakeholders. These issues include things such as:

  • Sustainability of the aquifer and water demands

  • Existing water law, legislation, and aquifer designations

  • Impacts from new high-capacity wells and wellfields

  • Threats to water quality

  • Impacts of droughts on water supply

Understanding the Aquifer

The MAC has worked with stakeholders to advocate for funding for monitoring and research projects to better understand the hydrogeology of the Mahomet Aquifer.

Education

The a mission of the MAC is to educate all stakeholders, including the public, on the importance of the Mahomet Aquifer to east-central Illinois and the role they can play in maintaining its quality and sustainability. This mission is carried out though many avenues including an annual stakeholders conference, meetings with cities and towns, presentations to civic groups, and providing resources to teachers in the local schools.