De Leos 1 Juan De Leos Environmental Geology Professor Menig 04/13/22 Kane County Project 1. Kane County’s bedrock colors are represented in purple and pink. The color symbols indicate the kinds of rocks that the area has, in this case, the two kinds of rocks that the area of Kane County are Silurian (Su), and Ordovician (Om, Og). The types of rocks that are present are Maquoketa/Galena formations and undivided (mixed) silt. The main symbols included in the map are formation contacts, Permian ultramafic dike, country lines, major highways, secondary roads, faults, major rivers, lakes, city/towns, and the county seat. 2. Based on the data since the 7th of April, areas that are above their average flood stages are listed as the following: Kress Creek, West Branch DuPage River, Ferson Creek, Poplar Creek, and Salt Creek. 3. The peak flood that occurred in Ferson Creek took place on February 8th, 1965 with a discharge rate of 9.66. 4. Elgin Community College is not within a flood plain. The closest location that does have a flood plain exists south of ECC around Randall. De Leos 2 5. There are around six known aquifers in Kane County, two exampled in this question with one being confined and the other unconfined. The unconfined aquifer (only one) is located in Hampshire and a confined aquifer (one of the other five) in Gilberts. 6. East Dundee is one of the few areas within Kane County that is recorded to be one of the most sensitive to contamination due to radioactive, inorganic, and microbial contaminants that the area is subjected to. 7. There are a total of seven known companies responsible for removing sand and/or gravel in the area of Kane County, the two examples (of removing both sand and gravel) being: Bakley Construction Corporation and Beverly Materials, LLC. 8. There are no recorded coal resources found in Kane County. 9. The three quaternary sediment deposits that are present in Kane County are peat/muck, sand/gravel, silt, clay, fossil wood fragments, loam. 10. The two types of soil around ECC are 149A (Brenton Silt Loam) and 318A (Lorenzo Loam). 11. Building B had a color code of mainly green with a minuscule amount of red. 12. A small western portion of Kane County is in Karst terrain. 13. There are around 939 entries regarding leaking underground storage tanks in Kane County. 14. There are around 17 superfund sites that reside within Kane County. Summary: While the majority prefer to have perfect geology to have their business reside in, there is no such thing as perfect conditions. Kane County is no different from this, however, it can be considered to be a good place to set business locations in. Since the geology is not De Leos 3 completely perfect in Kane County, the best one can do is observe the geology of Kane County. Upon observation, it’s recommended to avoid areas that are sensitive to contamination, reside within Karst terrain, and other geographical flaws such as flood plains that tend to overflow often. The majority of Kane County is quite stable geographically, if all of the small flaws are taken carefully into consideration, then the chosen area should be stable for businesses and residential use.
