WQ Management Plans
1. IEPA, Water Quality Management Plan
2. NIPC (2002), Strategic Plan for Water Resource Management,
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission,
http://www.nipc.cog.il.us/new-pubs.htm#Strategic
3. NIPC (1979), Areawide Water Quality Management Plan – Fox River
Basin, 1979, Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission.
4. FREP, Integrated Management Plan for the Fox River Watershed in
Illinois., Fox River Ecosystem Partnership,
http://www.foxriverecosystem.org/management_plan.htm
Monitoring Programs
1. IEPA, River and Stream Monitoring Programs – Ambient Water Quality
Monitoring Network, Pesticide Monitoring Subnetwork, Facility-Related
Stream Survey, Intensive River Basin Survey, Toxicity Testing Program,
and Fish Contaminant Monitoring.
http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/surface-water/index.html
2. USGS, National Water Quality Assessment Program,
http://il.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/uirb/
3. USGS, National Water-Quality Program,
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
4. Fox River Study Group Monitoring Program, 2002
Monitoring Reports & Watershed Studies
IEPA:
1. IEPA (2002), Illinois Water Quality Report 2002 (305b report), Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water Report No.
IEPA/BOW/02-006
2. Short, B. M. and M. S. Henebry (2001) Surface Water Pesticide
Monitoring of Illinois Streams: Summary of Results 1985 – 1998,
IEPA/BOW/00-002
3. Short, M. B. (1999), Baseline Loadings of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and
Sediments from Illinois Watersheds, by Illinois Environmental Protection
Agency, Bureau of Water, Report No. IEPA/BOW/99-020.
4. Short, B. M. (1997) Evaluation of Illinois Sieved Stream Sediment Data,
1982-1995. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water,
Division of Water Pollution Control, Springfield, Illinois, IEPA/BOW/97-016.
5. IEPA (1987), An Intensive Survey of the Fox River Basin from the
Wisconsin State Line to Ottawa, Illinois, 1982. Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency, Division of Water Pollution Control, IEPA/WPC/88-003,
110 pages.
USGS:
1. Kimberlee K. Barnes, Dana W. Kolpin, Michael T. Meyer, E. Michael
Thurman, Edward T. Furlong, Steven D. Zaugg, And Larry B. Barber
(2002) Water-Quality Data for Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other
Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999-2000, USGS
Open-File Report 02-94
2. Adolphson, D.L., Arnold, T.L., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Harris, M.A., Richards,
K.D., Scudder, B.C., and Stewart, J.S., (2002) Physical, chemical, and
biological methods and data from the urban land-use-gradient study, Des
Plaines and Fox River Basins, Illinois, 1999-2001: U.S. Geological Survey
Open-File Report 01-459, 20 p.
3. Brumbaugh, W.G., D.P. Crabbenhoft, D.R. Helsel, J.G. Wiener, and K.R.
Echols, (2001) A National Pilot Study of Mercury Contamination of Aquatic
Ecosystems along Multiple Gradients: Bioaccumulation in Fish, U.S.
Geological Survey Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR-20010009.
4. Crabbenhoft, D.P., J.G. Wiener, W.G. Brumbaugh, M.L. Olsen, J.F.
DeWild, and T.J. Sabin, (2001) A National Pilot Study of Mercury
Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems along Multiple Gradients, U.S.
Geological Survey Report.
5. Sullivan, D.J., (1999) Nutrients and Suspended Solids in Surface Waters
of the Upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin,
1978-97: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report
99-4275, 57 p.
6. Arnold, T.L., Sullivan, D.J., Harris, M.A., Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder,
B.C., Ruhl, P.M., Hanchar, D.W., Stewart, J.S., (1999) Environmental
setting of the upper Illinois River Basin and implications for water quality:
U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 98-4268,
67 p.
7. Sullivan, D.J., Stinson, T.W., Crawford, J.K., and Schmidt, A.R., (1998)
Surface-water-quality assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in
Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin--Pesticides and other synthetic organic
compounds in water, sediment, and biota, 1975-90 with a section on
Historical conditions by John A. Colman: U.S. Geological Survey
Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4135, 131 p.
8. Schmidt, A.R., and Blanchard, S.F., (1997) Surface-water-quality
assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and
Wisconsin--Results of investigations through April 1992: U.S. Geological
Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4223, 63 p.
9. Fitzpatrick, F.A., Scudder, B.C., Crawford, J.K., Schmidt, A.R.,
Sieverling, J.B., and others, (1995) Surface water-quality assessment of
the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Major and
trace elements in water, sediment, and biota, 1978-90: U.S. Geological
Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4045, 254 p.
10. Marron, D.C., and Blanchard, S.F., (1995) Surface-water-quality
assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and
Wisconsin: Cross-sectional and depth variation of water-quality
constituents and properties in the upper Illinois River Basin, 1987-88: U.S.
Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4021, 19 p.
11. Terrio, P.J., (1995) Water-quality assessment of the upper Illinois River
Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and
fecal-indicator bacteria in surface water, April 1987 through August 1990:
U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4005,
79 p
12. Ruhl, P.M., (1995) Surface-water-quality assessment of the upper Illinois
River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Analysis of relations
between fish-community structure and environmental conditions in the
Fox, Des Plaines, and Du Page River Basins in Illinois 1982-84: U.S.
Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4094, 50 p.
13. Terrio, P.J., (1994) Relations of changes in wastewater-treatment
practices to changes in stream-water quality during 1978-88 in the
Chicago area, Illinois, and implications for regional and national waterquality assessments: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources
Investigations Report 93-4188, 56 p.
14. Sullivan, D.J., and Terrio, P.J., (1994) Surface-water-quality assessment
of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Data on
agricultural organic compounds, nutrients, and sediment in water, 1988-
90: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 93-421, 61 p.
15. Sullivan, D.J., and Blanchard, S.F., (1994) Surface-water-quality
assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and
Wisconsin: Fixed-station network and selected water-quality data for April
1987-August 1990: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-175, 213
p.
16. Fitzpatrick, F.A., and Colman, J.A., (1993) Surface-water-quality
assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and
Wisconsin: Data on manmade nonagricultural volatile and semivolatile
organic chemicals in water, May 1988 through March 1990: U.S.
Geological Survey Open-File Report 92-467, 70 p.
17. Colman, J.A., and Sanzolone, R.F., (1991) Surface-water-quality
assessment of the upper Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and
Wisconsin: Geochemical data for fine-fraction streambed sediment from
high- and low-order streams, 1987: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File
Report 90-571, 108 p.
18. Zogorski, J.S., Blanchard, S.F., Romack, R.D., and Fitzpatrick, F.A.,
(1990) Availability and suitability of municipal wastewater information for
use in a national water-quality assessment: A case study of the upper
Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: U.S. Geological
Survey Open-File Report 90-375, 68 p.
19. Mades, D.M., (1987) Surface-water-quality assessment of the upper
Illinois River Basin in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin: Project description:
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 87-473, 35 p.
ISWS:
1. Knapp, H. Vernon, and Michael W. Myers (1999) Fox River Streamflow
Assessment Model: 1999 Update to the Hydrologic Analysis, ISWS CR649
2. Singh, Krishan P., Thomas A. Butts, Dana B. Shackleford, and Robert S.
Larson (1995), Consideration in Water Use Planning for the Fox River
ISWS CR-586
3. McConkey, Sally A., Robert S. Larson, and Krishan P. Singh (1992), Pilot
Study: Riffle-pool Geometry in the Fox River below Algonquin and Aquatic
Habitat Assessment, ISWS CR-542
4. Knapp, H. Vernon, and Terry W. Ortel (1992), Effect of Stratton Dam
Operation on Flood Control along the Fox River and Fox Chain of Lakes,
ISWS CR-533
5. Knapp, H. Vernon, Terry W. Ortel, and Robert S. Larson (1991),
Hydrologic Modeling of the Fox River Watershed, ISWS CR-518
6. Adams, J. Rodger, Raman K. Raman, and Edward Delisio (1989),
Sediment Transport and Water Quality Characteristics of Two Streams in
Kane County, ISWS CR-471
7. McConkey Broeren, Sally, and Krishan P. Singh (1987), Baseflow
Accretions, Low Flows, and Water Quality in the Fox River in Kane
County, Illinois: Present Conditions and Projections Based on Public
Water Supply Trends, ISWS CR-418
8. Singh, Krishan P., and J. Rodger Adams (1980), Adequacy and
Economics of Water Supply in Northeastern Illinois, 1985-2010, ISWS RI97 NTIS#: PB82-105495
9. Butts, Thomas A. and Ralph L. Evans (1978), Effects of Channel Dams on
Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations in Northeastern Illinois Streams, ISWS
C-132 NTIS#: PB294924
10. Butts, Thomas A., and Ralph L. Evans (1978), Sediment Oxygen Demand
of Selected Northeastern Illinois Streams, ISWS C-129 NTIS#: PB285788
11. Kothandaraman, Veerasamy, Ralph L. Evans, Nani G. Bhowmik, John B.
Stall, David L. Gross, Jerry Lineback, and Gary B. Dreher (1977), Fox
Chain of Lakes Investigation and Water Quality Management Plan, ISWS
COOP-5 NTIS#: PB268125/AS
12. Kothandaraman, V. and Evans, R.L. (1978), Water quality assessment of
the tributaries to the Fox Chain of Lakes [Illinois]. Trans. Ill. State Acad.
Sci. 71, 260-272.
13. Kothandaraman, V. and Evans, R.L. (1978), Nutrient budget and its
critical evaluation for the Fox Chain of Lakes [Illinois]. Trans. Ill. State
Acad. Sci. 71, 273-285.
NIPC
1. NIPC (1997), Proceedings of a National Symposium Assessing the
Cumulative Impacts of Watershed Development on Aquatic Ecosystems
and Water Quality, March 19-21, 1996.
2. Taylor, K., H. Hudson, and G. C. Schaefer (1989), Pesticide, Herbicide
and Algicide Usage in Urban/Suburban Northeastern Illinois, Northeastern
Illinois Planning Commission.
3. Brigham, W. U., D. A. McCormick, and M. J. Wetzel (1978) The
watersheds of northeastern Illinois : quality of the aquatic environment
based upon water quality and fishery data, NIPC Staff Report no. 31,
Chicago, IL.
4. NIPC (1977), Historical Water Quality Data, Fox River Basin, Elmore, G.R.
et al.
MWRDGC
1. MSDGC (1978) Water Quality within the Waterways System of the
Metropolitan Sanitary district of Greater Chicago, Vol. 2: Biological, Report
No. 78-18-B, The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago,
Chicago, IL.
2. MSDGC (1979) Effects of Urban Runoff and Treated Municipal
Wastewater on a Man-made Channel in Northeastern Illinois, Report No.
79-14, The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Others
1. Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, Effects of dams on water quality and
biodiversity, report in preparation by Vic Santucci. expected to be finished
by January 2003.
2. Summary of the Illinois C2000 awarded by IDNR within the Fox River
Watershed, list of projects/studies in the watershed, Fox River Ecosystem
Partnership, http://www.foxriverecosystem.org/projects.htm.
3. WDNR, The State of the Southeast Fox River Basin, Wisconsin Dept. of
Natural Resources, Report No. PUBL-WT-701-2002, 118 pages.
4. Sallee, D. and H. W. Bergmann (1986), 1982 Fox River Basin Fisheries
Assessment, Illinois Dept. of Conservation, 48 pages.
5. Flemal, R. C. (1983) Analysis of Water Quality: Fox River Basin, Illinois,
Report of Investigations No. 42, Illinois Water Information System Group.
6. Vinikour, W.S., Goldstein, R.M. and Anderson, R.V. (1980)
Bioconcentration patterns of zinc, copper, cadmium and lead in selected
fish species from the Fox River, Illinois. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24,
727-734.
Data Analysis Methods
1. Shumway, R. H., R. S. Azari, and M. Kayhanian (2002), Statistical
Approaches to Estimating Mean Water Quality Concentrations with
Detection Limits, Environ. Sci. Technol., 36, 3345-3353
2. Mattikalli, Nandish M. (1996) Time Series Analysis of Historical Surface
Water Quality Data of the River Glen Catchment, U.K., Journal of
Environmental Management, 46, 149-172.
3. Lettenmaier, Dennis P., Eric R. Hooper, Colin Wagoner, and Kathleen B.
Faris (1991) Trends in Stream Quality in the Continental United States,
1978-1987, Water Resources Research, 27 (3), 327-339.
4. Hirsch, Robert M., Richard B. Alexander, and Richard A. Smith (1991)
Selection of Methods for the Detection and Estimation of Trends in Water
Quality, Water Resources Research, 27 (5), 803-813.
5. Smith, Richard A., Richard B. Alexander, and M. Gordon Wolman (1987)
Water-Quality Trends in the Nation’s Rivers, Science, New Series, 235
(4796), 1607-1615.
QA/QC Documents
1. US EPA (2001), EPA Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans,
EPA QA/R-5, EPA/240/B-01/003
2. IEPA (2001), Guidance Acceptance of Analytical Data, Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water Document Control No.
069
3. US EPA (2000) Guidance for Data Quality Assessment. Practical Methods
for Data Analysis EPA QA/G-9, QA00 Update, Office of Environmental
Information, EPA/600/R-96/084
4. Mueller, D.K., J.D. Martin, and T.J. Lopes (1997) Quality-Control Design
for Surface-Water Sampling in the National Water-Quality Assessment
Program, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-223.
5. IEPA (1994): Quality Assurance Project Plan. Bureau of Water,
Springfield, Illinois
6. Shelton, L.R. (1994) Field Guide for Collecting and Processing streamWater Samples for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, U.S.
Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-455,
http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/protocols/doc_list.html
7. Schumacher, B.A., and Conkling, B.L. (1990) User’s Guide to the Quality
Assurance/Quality Control Evaluation Scale of Historical Datasets,
Unpublished document obtained from B.A. Schumacher.
8. Mattraw Jr., H. C., W. G. Wilber, and W. M. Alley, (1989) QualityAssurance Plan for the Pilot National Water-Quality Assessment Program,
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 88-726.
9. Spreizer, G. M., T. J. Calabrese, and R. S. Weidner, (1992) Assessing the
Usability of Historical Water-Quality Data for Current and Future
Applications, Current Practices in Ground Water and Vadose Zone
Investigations, ASTM STP 1118, D. M. Nelson and M. N. Sara Eds.,
American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. pp. 377-189.
Miscellaneous
1. WEFTEC02 Preview (2002), Illinois Experts Discuss Latest Water Quality
Issues, Water Environment & Technology, 14 (9), 37-48.
2. Kemp, Melody J., and Walter K. Kodds (2002) The Influence of
Ammonium, Nitrate, and Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations on Uptake,
Nitrification, and Denitrification Rates associated with Prairie Stream
Substrata, Limnol. Oceanogr., 47 (5), 1380-1393.
3. Borsuk, Mark E., Craig A. Stow, and Kenneth H. Reckhow (2002)
Predicting the Frequency of Water Quality Standard Violations: A
Probabilistic Approach for TMDL Development, Environmental Science &
Technology, 36 (10), 2109-2115.
4. AWRA (2001), Proceeding of Water Quality Monitoring and Modeling,
American Water Resources Association, April 30 - May 2, San Antonio,
TX
5. Leland, H.V., and Porter, S.D. (2000), Distribution of benthic algae in the
upper Illinois River Basin in relation to geology and land use, Freshwater
Biology--Applied Issues, no. 44, 279-301
6. Robertson, D. M. and Richards, K.D. (2000), Influence of different
temporal sampling strategies on estimating loads and maximum
concentrations in small streams, Proceedings of the National Water
Quality Monitoring Council National Monitoring Conference, Austin TX, p.
209-223.
7. Robertson, D.M., and Roerish, E.D. (1999), Influence of different sampling
strategies on load estimations for small streams, Water Resources
Research, vol. 35, no. 12, p. 3747-3759.
8. Dodds, W.K., V.H. Smith, and B. Zander (1997) Developing Nutrient
Targets to Control Benthic Chlorophyll Levels in Streams: A Case Study of
the Clark Fork River, Water Resources, 31 (7), 1738-1750.
9. Melching, Charles S., and Chun G. Yoon (1996) Key Sources of
Uncertainty in QUAL2E Model of Passaic River, Journal of Water
resources Planning and Management, 122 (2), 105-113.
10. Beck, M.B. (1987) Water Quality Modeling: A Review of the Analysis of
Uncertainty, Water Resources Research, 23 (8), 1393-1442.