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Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Wolf Lake, Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana Contract Report 604 Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Wolf Lake, Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana by Shun Dar Lin, Raman K. Raman, William C. Bogner, James A. Slowikowski, George S. Roadcap, and David L. Hullinger Prepared for the City of Hammond, Indiana Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and Indiana Department of Environmental Management October 1996 Illinois State Water Survey Chemistry and Hydrology Divisions Champaign, Illinois A Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Wolf Lake, Cook County, Illinois, and Lake County, Indiana Shun Dar Lin, Raman K. Raman, William C. Bogner, James A. Slowikowski, George S. Roadcap, and David L. Hullinger Prepared for the City of Hammond, Indiana Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and Indiana Department of Environmental Management October 1996 Funded under USEPA Grant # S995201-01-0. S995202 IDEM Contract # ARN92-5A. ARN92-4 IEPA Contract # SWC-2024 Illinois State Water Survey Chemistry and Hydrology Divisions Champaign, Illinois A Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources This report may be obtained from: The City of Hammond, Parks and Recreation Department, Hammond, IN; Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Nonpoint Source Section, Box 6015, Indianapolis, IN; Illinois Environmental Protection, Lake and Watershed Unit, Box 19276, Springfield, IL. The data collected during October 1992 through October 1993 may be obtained from IEPA, address as shown above. USEPA Region V Review of Wolf Lake Clean Lakes Diagnostic-Feasibility Study MACROPHYTE (LAKE WEED) CONTROL Most of those addressing this issue objected to the use of the compound 2-4D as a lake weed control measure because of feared side effects on other parts of the lake ecosystem. HEALTH OF THE FISHERY As you know, the Indiana Departments of Environmental Management, Natural Resources, and Health recently revised their criteria for fish consumption advisories. As a consequence, the Department of Health issued the following advisory for Largemouth and White Bass obtained from Wolf Lake, based on concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Largemouth Bass For individual Largemouth Bass 13-17 inches in length, adults should eat no more than one meal each month. Women who are pregnant or who are breastfeeding, women who plan to have children, and children under 15 years old do not eat. For individual Largemouth Bass over 17 inches in length, adults should not eat more than one meal every two months. Women who are pregnant or beast feeding, women who plan to have children, and children under the age of 15 do not eat. White Bass For individual White Bass 13-15 inches long, adults should eat no more than one meal per month. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, women who plan to have children, and children under 15 years of age do not eat. For individual White Bass over 15 inches in length, adults should not consume more than one meal every two months. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, women who plan to have children, and children under the age of 15 do not eat. GROUNDWATER IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY Although it is our view that the project contractors fulfilled their responsibilities regarding groundwater, we believe that the impact of groundwater contamination from surrounding sites requires additional study. SURFACE RUNOFF IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY Although the contractors fulfilled the work program requirements for this aspect of the study, we believe that surface water runoff impacts from watershed land uses requires further investigation, as well. This part of the study should also be expanded in the near future to analyze contaminants from specific land uses/sites, and their impacts. Commentators from the public expressed frustration with the limited coverage of this aspect of both the Wolf and George Lake studies. Addendum Page 30 (Paragraph 4): The sentence beginning "The effluent is strictly noncontact...." should read "The effluent is mostly noncontact. ." During the Wolf Lake public meeting held on September 16, 1996, Mr. Don Roberts of USEPA pointed out that the lagoon from which the effluent discharge to Wolf Lake Channel occurs also receives process water. Table 6 (pages 33-35): New table replaces table 6 in the text. Table 29 (pages 94-95): Units of measurement are ¦Ìg/L. Appendix B: Station code RH-A06-A-1 (page 279) corresponds to the station designation RHA-1 in the text. Other station codes correspond similarly to station designa­ tions in the text. Table 6. Public Lakes within a 50-Mile Radius of Wolf Lake Area, Maximum Launching Lake acres depth, feet ramps Lake uses* Cook County, IL Axehead Lake 17.0 31.0 F,P,R Bakers Lake 111.6 12.0 F,P,R,WLR Beck Lake 38.0 22.0 F,P,R Belleau Lake 12.0 34.0 F,P,R Bullfrog Lake 15.2 12.0 F,P,R Bussee Woods Lake 584.0 16.0 8 F,FC,P,R Horsetail Lake 11.0 24.0 F,P,R Ida Lake 10.0 16.0 F,P,R Maple Lake 55.0 22.0. F,P,R Midlothian Reservoir 25.0 14.0 F,FC,P,R Pappose Lake 18.0 10.0 F,P,R Powderhorn Lake 34.5 19.0 F,P,R Sag Quarry-East Lake 13.4 17.0 F,P,R Saganashkee Slough 325.0 9.0 F.P.R Skokie Lagoons Lake 190.0 9.0 2 F.P.R TampierLake 160.0 16.0 F,P,R Turtlehead Lake 12.0 15.0 F,P,R Wampum Lake 35.0 14.0 F,P,R Wolf Lake 419.0 21.0 3 F,P,R,WTF DuPage County, IL Churchill Lagoon 21.0 6.0 F,P,R Herrick Lake 19.1 10.0 BR,C,F,P,R Mallard Lake 40.0 20.0 F.P.R Mallard North Lake 10.0 15.0 F.P.R Pratts Waynewoods Lake 16.2 21.0 C,F,P,R Silver Lake 68.0 30.0 8 C,F,P,R Grundy County, IL Dresden Lake 1,275.0 16.0 CO,F Heidecke Lake 1,955.0 60.0 3 BR,CO,F,P, R,WTF Kane County, IL Jericho Lake 40.0 30.0 F,P,R Mastodon Lake 22.3 12.0 F,P Pioneer Lake 6.5 13.0 F,R Kankakee County, IL Birds Park Quarry 7.0 40.0 BR,F,R Lake County, IL Banks Lake 297.0 25.0 6 BR,F,P,R Diamond Lake 149.0 24.0 2 BR,F,P,R,S Fox Chain O' Lakes 6,500.0 40.0 56 BR,C,F,JF, IS,P,R,S, WS.WTF Gages Lake 139.0 48.0 2 BR,C,F,P,R,S Table 6. Continued Area, Maximum Launching Lake acres depth, feet ramps Lake uses* Grays Lake 79.0 19.0 F,P,R Lake Zurich 228.0 32.0 2 F,P,R Round Lake 215.0 35.0 2 F,P,R,S South Economy Gravel Pit 18.5 36.0 F,P,R Sterling Lake 73.9 29.0 F,P,R Turner Lake 34.0 10.0 C,F,P,R Will County, IL Braidwood Lake 2,640.0 80.0 7 CO,F,WTF Lake County, IN Calmet Park Lake Cedar Lake 781.0 16.0 1 F,R Clay Pits Fisher Pond Francher Lake 10.0 40.0 Grand Boulevard Lake 40.0 8.0 1 F,P,R,S HobartTwp. Lake (Rosser Park) 40.0 26.0 F,R Independent Lake Kennedy Park Oxbow F,R Lake George (Hammond) 78.0 4.0 F,R Lake George (Hobart) 270.0 14.0 Lemon Lake MacJoy Lake Marquette Park Lagoon 25.6 F,P,R Optimist Park Lake Oak Ridge Prairie Lake Robinson Lake Wolf Lake 804.0 18.0 1 BR,F,IF,IS, P,S,WS LaPotte County, IN Clear Lake 17.0 33.0 Clear Lake 106.0 12.0 1 F,R Finger Lake Fish Lake (Lower) 134.0 16.0 Fish Lake (Upper) 139.0 24.0 1 C,F,R Hog Lake 59.0 52.0 1 F,R, Hudson Lake 432.0 42.0 1 F,R Lancaster Lake Lily Lake 16.0 22.0 Lower Lake Mill Pond 24.0 8.0 Orr Lake Pine Lake 564.0 48.0 (access via C,F,IF,R Stone Lake) Round Lake Stone Lake 125.0 36.0 1 C,F,IF,R Tamarack 20.0 8.0 1 C,F,IF,P R,WTF Table 6. Concluded Area, Maximum Launching Lake acres depth, feet ramps Lake uses* Newton County, IN Black Oak Bayour 1 F,IF,R,WTF Goose Pond Swamp 20.0 F,IF,R,WTF J.C Murphy Lake 1,515.0 8.0 1 BR,CFJF,P,R, S,WTF Cory Lake Riverside Lake Porter County, IN Chestnut Lakes Chub Lake Flint Lake 89.0 67.0 1 F,R Fisher Pond Long Lake 65.0 27.0 1 F,R Lomis Lake 62.0 55.0 F,R Mud Lake 26.0 Pratt Lake Round Lake Silver Lake Spectacle Lake 62.0 30.0 Wauhob Lake 21.0 48.0 Starke County, IN Bass Lake 1,440.0 30.0 1 C,F,IF,P,R,S,WS Round Lake 30.0 15.0 F,IF,P,R,WTF Notes: Blank spaces indicate that information is not readily available. * BR = boat rental, C = camping, CO = cooling, F = fishing, FC = flood control, IF = ice fishing, IS = ice skating, P = picnicking, R = recreation, S = swimming, WLR = wildlife refuge, WTF = waterfowl hunting, and WS = water skiing.
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