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1 STATE OF ILLINOIS
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 SENATE
4 Senate Resolution No. 137
5 Offered by Senators Weaver, Peterson and Klemm
6 WHEREAS, Groundwater is an essential resource for
7 Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, Groundwater feeds our lakes, streams and
9 wetlands and helps sustain the many creatures who live there;
10 and
11 WHEREAS, Approximately one-fourth of all fresh water used
12 in the nation comes from groundwater; and
13 WHEREAS, Groundwater provides approximately 35% of the
14 drinking water supply for urban areas and 95% of the supply
15 for rural areas, meeting the household needs of more than 117
16 million people in this nation; and
17 WHEREAS, As the Illinois population grows and land uses
18 intensify, threats to groundwater quality and quantity are
19 increasing; therefore, be it
20 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SECOND GENERAL
21 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that the Department of
22 Natural Resources shall conduct a study of the groundwater
23 and aquifer system of Illinois; and be it further
24 RESOLVED, That the study shall (1) develop an
25 understanding of the geology of each aquifer in the State;
26 (2) determine the groundwater flow through the geologic units
27 and the interaction of the groundwater with surface waters;
28 (3) analyze current groundwater withdrawals; and (4)
29 determine the chemistry of the geologic units and the
30 groundwater in those units; and be it further
31 RESOLVED, That based upon information obtained from this
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1 study, the Department shall develop geologic and groundwater
2 flow models for each underground aquifer in the State that
3 show the impact of adding future wells or of future
4 groundwater withdrawal; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That the Department shall develop a plan for
6 conducting and completing this study and submit the plan to
7 the Senate no later than November 1, 2001; and be it further
8 RESOLVED, That the Department shall report its findings
9 to the Senate no later than January 1, 2003; and be it
10 further
11 RESOLVED, That the report shall include recommendations
12 on the potential of receiving federal funding for the
13 groundwater and aquifer system of Illinois and related
14 programs; and be it further
15 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution shall
16 be given to the Director of the Department of Natural
17 Resources.
18 Adopted by the Senate, May 21, 2001.
19 _______________________
20 President of the Senate
21 _______________________
22 Secretary of the Senate
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