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Stormwater Management May Newsletter Available Online
2013-05-20
The DuPage County Stormwater Management May newsletter is
now available for download. Past newsletters can also be found here .
Sign up for the newsletter here .
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05/20/2013 - news
Stormwater Management Launches Water Quality Campaign
2013-05-16
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
In
an effort to engage the local community in preserving and enhancing DuPage
County waterways, Stormwater Management is launching a water quality campaign
on Facebook and Twitter.
The
campaign, entitled
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05/16/2013 - news
Stormwater Management to Host Second Public Meeting on West Branch DuPage River Project
2013-05-08
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
DuPage County Stormwater
Management will hold a second public meeting regarding planned flood control
improvements and river restoration work along the West Branch DuPage Ri
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05/08/2013 - news
Stormwater Management April Newsletter Available Online
2013-04-29
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
The DuPage County Stormwater Management April newsletter
is now available for download . Past newsletters can also be found here.
Sign up for the newsletter here .
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04/29/2013 - news
DuPage County Stormwater Management Hosting Workshop for Elected Officials
2013-04-24
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
DuPage
County Stormwater Management and The Conservation Foundation will host a free
breakfast workshop on Wednesday, May 22 for newly- and re-elected municipal
representatives and other
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04/24/2013 - news
DuPage County Stormwater Management Slowing down Operations on Monday
2013-04-22
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
With river elevations decreasing since Friday, DuPage County Stormwater Management is
no longer operating the Wood Dale-Itasca Reservoir (Wood Dale), Spring Creek
Reservoir (Bloomingdale) and
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04/22/2013 - news
DuPage County Stormwater Management Slowing down Operations on Saturday
2013-04-20
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
With river elevations decreasing, DuPage
County Stormwater Management is no longer operating the Wood Dale-Itasca
Reservoir (Wood Dale) and Spring Creek Reservoir (Bloomingdale), while th
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04/20/2013 - news
DuPage County Stormwater Management Continues Operation of Flood Control Facilities on Friday
2013-04-19
Mary Mitros 630-407-6706
DuPage County
Stormwater Management continues to operate all of its larger flood control
facilities due to rainfall accumulated throughout the week.
The National Wea
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04/19/2013 - press
DuPage County Stormwater Management Operating All Flood Control Facilities Early Thursday
2013-04-18
Mary Mitros 630.417.1004
DuPage County Stormwater
Management is operating all of its larger flood control facilities due to
rainfall accumulated beginning Wednesday into early Thursday.
The
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04/18/2013 - news
DuPage County Stormwater Management Anticipates Operation of Flood Control Facilities
2013-04-17
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
Based on current forecast models, DuPage County Stormwater Management is anticipating
operation of its flood control facilities beginning late Wednesday evening
between 9:00 P.
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04/17/2013 - news
DuPage County Stormwater Management Receives “Stormwater Management of the Year” Award
2013-04-12
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
The Illinois Association of Floodplain
and Stormwater Managers (IAFSM) presented DuPage County Stormwater Management
with the “2013 IAFSM Stormwater Management of the Year” aw
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04/12/2013 - news
DuPage County and SCARCE Host Sustainable Design Challenge for Local High Schools
2013-04-10
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
Students
from several DuPage County high schools displayed their sustainable building
design projects to the public at the seventh annual Sustainable Design
Challenge on Tuesday,
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04/10/2013 - news
DuPage County and SCARCE Host Sustainable Design Challenge for Local High Schools
2013-04-05
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
Students
from DuPage County high schools will display their sustainable building design
projects to the public at the seventh annual Sustainable Design Challenge on April
9.
Sp
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04/05/2013 - news Flood Safety Awareness Week: Flood Control Facilities in DuPage County 2013-03-21 DuPage County Stormwater Management operates 15 flood control facilities, including four larger facilities with mechanical equipment allowing staff to control them according to a predetermined operating plan. The re
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03/22/2013 - news
Flood Safety Awareness Week: BMPs
2013-03-22
In some instances, owners can help reduce flooding on
their property by using best management practices (BMPs). A BMP is a technique,
measure or structural control that is used to manage the quantity and improve
the quality of stormwater runoff. Homeo
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03/21/2013 - news
Flood Safety Awareness Week: History of Stormwater Management in DuPage County
2013-03-18
DuPage County was once a vast prairie with little
development. Throughout the past 30 years, it has become one of the most
heavily urbanized areas in the state with steady development. During the period
of
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03/19/2013 - news
DuPage County Participates in National Flood Safety Awareness Week
2013-03-18
Mary Mitros 630.407.6706
The National Weather Service is sponsoring National Flood
Safety Awareness Week from March 18 through March 22, 2013. DuPage County Stormwater Management will participate throughout the
week by p
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03/18/2013 - The DuPage County Stormwater Management March newsletter is now available.
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03/14/2013 - DuPage County Stormwater Management is encouraging residents and business owners to complete a brief survey regarding water quality in the County’s waterways.
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03/11/2013 - DuPage County Stormwater Management is operating two of its larger flood control facilities – Fawell Dam (Naperville) and Spring Creek Reservoir (Bloomingdale) – because of precipitation throughout the weekend.
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03/11/2013 - DuPage County Stormwater Management is operating Fawell Dam (Naperville) Sunday evening because of precipitation beginning late Saturday.
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03/10/2013 - The public comment period for adoption of the revised DuPage County Countywide Stormwater and Flood Plain Ordinance (Ordinance) will take place from March 5 through March 25.
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03/05/2013 - DuPage County Stormwater Management, the Village of Carol Stream and the Carol Stream Park District are closer to breaking ground on a flood mitigation project in Armstrong Park (Carol Stream). Currently in the permitting process with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the project is expected to go out for bid late spring with construction beginning early summer.
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02/27/2013 - The DuPage County Stormwater Management February newsletter is now available.
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02/26/2013 - Recent reforms to FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) could result in major changes for flood insurance policyholders in DuPage County. The first of these reforms recently went into effect, and they will continue through 2014.
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02/26/2013 - DuPage County Stormwater Management, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County and the City of Warrenville will be working to reduce flood damages and improve the river ecology along a stretch of the West Branch DuPage River through Warrenville.
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02/08/2013 - DuPage
County Stormwater Management is operating two of its larger flood control
facilities – Fawell Dam (Naperville) and Spring Creek Reservoir (Bloomingdale)
– early Wednesday morning because of overnight precipitation.
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01/30/2013 - DuPage
County Stormwater Management is anticipating activation of the County’s flood
control facilities early Wednesday morning based on forecasted precipitation.
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01/29/2013 - The DuPage County Stormwater Management January newsletter is now available.
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01/22/2013 - DuPage County’s Wetland Map Initiative to provide residents, developers and businesses with updated wetland maps is underway. These enhanced maps will more accurately identify wetland areas currently in existence throughout DuPage County.
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01/22/2013