Managing Stormwater/Protecting Lake Michigan:
Determining the Future Now

Several Leagues of Women Voters joined forces on October 21, 2014 to sponsor a public program on stormwater planning at New Trier High School (West) in Northfield, Illinois.  This program expanded on the examination of stormwater begun by the League in Spring, 2013. The Oct. 21 program's expert panel provided context for a discussion of stormwater planning on the North Shore, with presentations on:

• the condition of/challenges to Lake Michigan,
• a broad range of green stormwater tools,
• the integral approach taken by the Village of Glenview's Stormwater Taskforce,
• the Village of Winnetka's stormwater management plan, which includes a controversial proposed tunnel conveying stormwater to Lake Michigan, and
• the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's stormwater discharge process for permits and public comment.

Watch the video of the presentation in its entirety (1:59:23) at left. 

The speakers' powerpoint presentations are posted below in the order they appeared on the program.

Also helpful:

• Speakers' biographical information
• Overview handout from the program
• Winnetka's Stormwater Management Planning website
  

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David Rankin, Program Director, Great Lakes Protection Fund, provided a big picture perspective (begins at 05:30 in the video):

Bob Newport, Stormwater Specialist, US Environmental Protection Agency, talked about green infrastructure strategies (at 21:36):

Joe Kenney, Director of Community Development, Village of Glenview, spoke about Glenview's stormwater planning process (at 34:24):

Joe Johnson, Principal Project Manager, MWH Global,
and consultant to the Village of Winnetka, described local issues and the proposed tunnel solution (at 44:53):

Jeff Hutton, Environmental Protection Specialist, Bureau of Water, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, provided an overview of the municipal permitting process (at 1:04:22):

Abel Haile, Manager/Planning, Watershed Management Section, llinois Environmental Planning Administration, explained how state water quality standards are determined (at 1:21:15):