I_cee_ags 1993 Governor's Conference On the Management Of the Illinois River System Fourth Biennial Conference September 21-22, 1993 Hotel P_re Marquette Peoria, lllinois OIS Prepared by Holly Korab, editor, University of Illinois Water Resources Center. Photos by Kay Kitchen-Maran, public affairs specialist, USDA Soil Conservation Service. Printed with financial support from the illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources. (400/February 1994) Printed on recycled paper. Procee_ngs 1993 Governor's Conference On the Management Of the Illinois River System Fourth Biennial Conference September 21-22, 1993 Hotel Pbrc Marquette Pcoria, Illinois Issued as Special Report No. 20 Water Resources Center University of Illinois 1101 W. Peabody Dr., Urbana, IL 61801 217/333-0536 Contents Acknowledgments Opening Address Robert W. Frazee ................................. 3 Session I. Citizen Initiative Reports Champaign County Pheasants Forever Filter Strip Feeding Program Mark Cander and Jane Kielzman ........................ 6 Site M: The Resource, the Opportunity and the Plan James R. Reynolds ................................ 8 Economic Impact of BASSMASTERS Superstars Tournament Lynn Uphoff .................................... 14 Neighbor to Neighbor Program Nancy Bennett ................................... 17 A Plan for an Illinois RiverWatch Network Using Citizen Volunteers Patrick Reese .................................... 19 Keynote Speech Mud, Flood and the Illinois River Stanley A. Changnon ............................... 28 Session II. Main River Issues Long Range Navigation Improvement on the Upper Mississippi River System and Illinois Waterway System Teresa Kitkeeng-Kincaid ............................. 42 Sedimentation and In-Stream Sediment Management Nani G. Bhowmik and Gary R. Clark .................... 47 Aquatic Habitats and Biodiversity of the Illinois River Drainage Kevin S. Cummings ............................... 62 Watershed Protection Approach-A Strategy for Comprehensive Resource Management Nancy J. Phillips and Thomas E. Davenport ................ 71 Legislative Panel Michael D. Platt .................................. 79 Keynote Speech Making PrediCtions that Change the Future: Forecasts and Alternative Visions for the Illinois River Richard E. Sparks ................................. 80 iii Session IV. River Valley Issues A Historical Perspective of Wetlands and Waterfowl Populations and Their Importance in the Illinois Valley Stephen P. Havera ............................... 101 Commercial Fisheries and Sewage Treatment: Conflicting Uses of the Illinois River Craig E. Colten ................................. 112 Model Environmental Stormwater Management Strategy for Lake County Carroll W. Schaal, Thomas Price, and Dennis Dreher ......... 123 Construction Site Erosion Control Programs in Northeastern Illinois Dennis W. Dreher ................................ 129 Session V. Watershed Issues Watershed Erosion And Management Robert W. Frazee ................................ 136 Surface Water Quality and Pesticides in Illinois A.G. Taylor ................................... 144 Riparian Buffer Strips as Systems for Reducing Nitrate Pollution David A. Kovaeie ................................ 149 Lake Bloomington Watershed Project Jim Rutherford .................................. 158 Using the Swan Lake Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Project to Restore Illinois River Resources Michael Bornstein ................................ 161 Update on Urban Aspects of Streambank Stabilization Don Roseboom, et al .............................. 166 Keynote Speech Large Visions and Small Victories: Lessons Learned from the Mississippi River Holly Stoerker .................................. 173 Appendices A. Photographs ..................................... 183 B. Poster Session Participants ............................. 187 C. Newspaper Clippings ................................ 189 D. Participants ...................................... 191 iv Acknowledgments Planning Committee Organizers Robert Frazee, Co-Ouur, University of Heartland Water Resources Council of Illinois, Cooperative Extension Service, Central Illinois Region 4 Association of Illinois Soil and Water Roberta M. Parks, Co-O_air, Peoria Area Conservation Districts Chamber of Commerce Caterpillar Inc. Nani Bhowmik and Richard G. Semonin, Illinois Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Illinois State Water Survey Soil and Water Conservation Gary R. C/ark, Illinois Dept. of Illinois Dept. of Conservation, Division of Transportation, Division of Water Planning Resources Illinois Dept. of Energy and Natural Jim Hart and grdliam P. White, Illinois Resources, Natural History Survey and Dept. of Conservation Water Survey Steve Havera and Richard E. Sparks, Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Division Illinois State Natural History of Water Resources Survey Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Henry Holling and Marilyn Leyland, Water Quality Management Unit Caterpillar Inc. Illinois Farm Bureau Richard Mollahan and Scott Ristau, Illinois Nature Conservancy of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, University of Illinois, Cooperative Water Quality Management Unit Extension Service and Water Resources Richard Nichols, Illinois Dept. of Center Agriculture, Division of Natural USDA Soil Conservation Service Resources Mary Ann Narve, Association of Illinois Co-Sponsors Soil & Water Conservation Districts Congressman Bob Michel Gary Pfiefle, USDA Soil Conservation US Army Corps of Engineers Service USDA Soil Conservation Service Holly Korab and Glenn E. Stout, US Environmental Protection Agency University of Illinois, Water Resources US Fish and Wildlife Service Center Illinois Governor James Edgar Illinois Dept. of Agriculture, Bureau of Soil and Water Conservation Illinois Dept. of Conservation Illinois Dept. of Energy and Natural Resources, Natural History Survey and Water Survey Illinois Dept. of Transportation, Division of Water Resources Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Water Quality Management Unit University of Illinois, Cooperative Extension Service, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program, and Water Resources Center V Organizations Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts Audubon Council of Illinois Caterpillar Inc. CILCORP Inc. City of Pekin City of Peoria Committee on the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River Committee for River and Stream Protection Forest Park Foundation Friends of the Chicago River Friends of the Fox River Heartiand-County Farm Bureaus Heartland Partnership Heartland Water Resources Council Illinois-American Water Company Illinois Assoc. of Park Districts nlinois Audubon Society Illinois Environmental Council Illinois Farm Bureau Illinois River Coalition/Father Marquette Compact Illinois River Soil Conservation Task Force Illinois RiverWatch Network Illinois' RiversProject Illinois State Grange Illinois Section of the American Water Resources Association Illinois Valley Yacht & Canoe Club Jim Agles Chevrolet Geo Komatsu Dresser Co., Hanlpak Division Marshall-Putnam River Conservancy District Nature Conservancy of Illinois Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission PAR-A-DICE Riverboat Casino Pekin Energy Company Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Peoria County Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Peoria Prairie Rivers Resource Conservation and Development RLI Insurance Company Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter Soil & Water Conservation Society of America, Illinois Chapter Tri-County Regional Planning Committee Tri-County Riverfront Action Forum, Inc. Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee Woodford County vi Proceedings OPENING ADDRESS Robert W. Frazee Extension Educator, Natural Resources Management University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service 727 Sabrina Drive East Peoria, IL 61611 Good Morning and Welcome to the 1993 Governor's Conference on the Management of the Illinois River System. I'm Bob Frazce, an Extension Educator specializing in natural resources management for the University of Illinois and co-chair for this conference. I would first like tO introduce our distinguished guests at the head table: beginning at my far left is Becky Doyle, Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture; Breat Manning, Director of Illinois Department of Conservation; Roberta Parks, Conference Co-chair and Vice President of Government Relation for Heartland Partnership; David Koehler, Councilman and Mayor Protein for City of Peoria; George Saal Jr., Chail'm_ Tazewell County Board; and the honorable Bob Knstra, Lt. Governor of the State of Illinois. Mr. Knstra will receive further introduction in a few moments. This morning as I mingled and visited with people in the hallways, it was really exciting to be a part of the interest and enthusiasm that is being generated by holding this fourth biennial conference on the Illinois River System. l'm very pleased to report, that as of a few minutes ago, we now have over 200 individuals registered for this conference. In looking over the registration list, we have a very diverse group of participants in terms of their backgrounds and the groups or agencies they represent. This is great! With this diversity in mind, I would like to encourage each of you, throughout this two-day conference, to actively seek out individuals with different opinions and viewpoints on river management. Share your thoughts and concerns with each other, open your mind tO new perspectives, and explore the opportunity for compromise. The Flood of 1993-what a catastrophic event in terms of loss