2004 UC Proceedings Abstract

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Developing Water Resource Baseline Conditions for Planning
Track: Water Resources
Author(s): Janet Agnoletti, Kurt Thomsen, Joel Peters

The Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG) is studying groundwater resources in the region for the purpose of establishing groundwater conditions and baseline data and to develop policy recommendations for sustainable development. By analyzing data layers in GIS including subsurface bedrock, groundwater wells, wetlands, watersheds, soils, land use, zoning, water consumption, and population, BACOG will describe existing groundwater resources, posit the relationship of groundwater to surface waters, project the development and population growth that will occur in the region to build-out, analyze the sustainability of that development by existing groundwater resources, and provide recommendations to governments for protecting sensitive environments and aquifer recharge areas along with public education/conservation programs. The paper will focus on the local planning framework for conducting this research and strategies and methodologies for data collection and analysis.

Janet Agnoletti
Barrington Area Council of Governments (BACOG)
218 West Main Street
Barrington , IL 60010
US
Phone: 847 381 7871
Fax: 847 381 7882
E-mail: j.agnoletti@bacog.org

Kurt Thomsen
Barrington Area Council of Governments
218 West Main Street
Barrington , IL 60010
US
Phone: 847 381-7871
Fax: 847 381-7882
E-mail: thomsenko@aol.com

Joel Peters
Tetra Tech EM Inc.
225 Noah Drive
Suite 380
Franklin , TN 37064
US
Phone: 615 595-5476
Fax: 615 790-7105
E-mail: joel.peters@ttemi.com