McDonough County Groundwater Protection Education Committee
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The Groundwater Protection Education Committee was formed in the fall of 1994 in order to combine the efforts of local agencies in promoting our valuable resource: Groundwater.

Our Mission

Promoting Groundwater Protection in McDonough County, Illinois.

Who We Are

The Groundwater Committee is composed of representatives from:

Environmental Committee of the McDonough County Board
The League of Women Voters of McDonough County
Macomb Water Department
McDonough County Farm Bureau
McDonough County Health Department
McDonough County Soil and Water Conservation District
Western Illinois University Department of Geology
McDonough County Citizens

 

What We Do

The Committee meets monthly to discuss current groundwater concerns and how to best serve the interests of McDonough County. Through efforts of the Committee, McDonough County has been designated as a Groundwater Guardian Community by the Groundwater Foundation for the years 1996-2002. The Groundwater Foundation is a non-profit educational organization that informs and motivates people to care about groundwater.

Since its formation, the Groundwater Committee has developed a variety of educational activities, including:

an abandoned well sealing demonstration
an environmental expo
formation of a speaker's bureau
audiovisual materials on groundwater
open house tours of municipal water treatment plants
free water testing promotion for private wells
participation in health fairs & Earth Day
source water protection teleconference
tools for drinking water teleconference
storm drain stenciling for storm water awareness
notification of reserve wellhead protection

To view or print our informational brochure click here.

Contact Information

Electronic mail
General Information: mchd@macomb.com
Webmaster: SW-Bennett1@wiu.edu
 

The Groundwater Guardian logo was reproduced from groundwater.org with the permission of The Groundwater Foundation. Copyright ©2002 The Groundwater Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

Send mail to SW-Bennett1@wiu.edu with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: May 21, 2004