Blackberry Creek Watershed Larger map here   The Blackberry Creek watershed is located in southwest Kane and northwest Kendall counties and has a drainage area of approximately 75 square miles. The watershed covers portions of the Cities of Aurora, Batavia and Yorkville, and the Villages of Campton Hills, Elburn, Montgomery, North Aurora, Oswego and Sugar Grove. The watershed is located on the urban fringe of the Chicago metropolitan area. Approximately 56% of the watershed land use is agricultural. Kane and Kendall counties are two of the fastest growing counties in Illinois (Kendall #1 and Kane #5). The total population in Blackberry Creek watershed is approximately 25,374. For more information about what a watershed is and general information about this planning process, please click on this link: Plan Documents - Final Blackberry Creek Watershed Action Plan Blackberry Creek Watershed Action Plan Executive Summary   Presentations CMAP Overview Ahmed 9-2-10 The Conservation Foundation Overview  Tuttle 9-21-10 USACE 11-16-10 Blackberry Creek Code Analysis I  Ahmed 12-14-10 Groundwater Protection: Should You Care?  Loftus 12-14-10 Shallow Groundwater Aquifers in Kane County Schuch 12-14-10 Blackberry Creek Code Analysis II  Ahmed  1-18-11 Open Space  Tuttle  1-18-11 Blackberry Creek Impairments  Ahmed 3-22-11 Water Quality Modeling  Elberts  4-19-11 Biosolids:  Presentation   Handout   Fox Metro Tour    Elliott  4-19-11 Watershed Planning in Blackberry Creek  5-11 Blackberry Creek Data  5-18-11 Illinois EPA Funding Programs  Hudson  7-19-11   IDNR Grant Opportunities & Funding Options  Hudson   7-19-11 CMAP - Local Technical Assistance Program  Hudson   7-19-11 Opportunistic Conservation Design: Montgomery Village Hall – A Case Study in Matching Conservation Design with Project Conditions   Paulson  7-19-11 Examples of 319 Projects   Hudson   8-16-11 Hankes Road Bioswale Project   DeGraff   8-16-11 Blackberry Creek Watershed – Critical Area Assessments   Elberts  8-16-11 Plan Recommendations Chapter Overview    Hudson   8-16-11 Plan Implementation, Monitoring, & Measures of Success Chapter Overview   Hudson  10-18-11 Blackberry Creek Watershed Moving Forward  10-18-11 Resources & Documents Blackberry Creek Project Charter Instructions for Using Google Earth  to identify potential projects for the Blackberry Creek Watershed Action Plan CMAP Model Water Use Conservation Ordinance Blackberry Creek Watershed Zone Code Analysis and Ordinance Language Review:       Final Report        Aurora       Batavia       Elburn     Montgomery     North Aurora       Sugar Grove       Yorkville       Kane County         Kendall County Blackberry Creek Planning Brochure Blackberry Creek Brochure - How You Can Help Reduce Water Pollution Fecal Coliform - Pet Waste Pollution Poster Soil & Water Conservation District Programs   1999 Blackberry Creek Watershed Plan Volume I Volume II Blackberry Alternative Futures Executive Summary      Report Summary Final Report  Sept. 2003       Appendix A     Appendix B Fiscal Impact Study   March 2004 Contact Info: Tara Neff 630-428-4500, Ext. 23    Meetings Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2-4 PM Hoover Forest Preserve’s Meadowhawk Lodge 11285 Fox Road, Yorkville Now that the Plan is completed, it is up to Blackberry Creek stakeholders to organize to help implement the Plan. We will post any future meeting or group contact information here Watershed Coalition Meeting Notes: 10-30-12   Maps Map of Blackberry Creek Watershed     Google Earth Map Files Blackberry Creek Watershed Blackberry Creek Streams Blackberry Creek Project Ideas Download Google Earth How to Use Google Earth   Links The Conservation Foundation CMAP - Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning   Blackberry Creek Dam Removal Presentation about the Dam Removal project from the FREP Noon Network 10/17/12 Report, with photos about the project at Waterdog Journal   Meeting:  Agendas 9-21-10 10-18-10 11-16-10 12-14-10 1-18-11 2-22-11 3-22-11 4-19-11 5-18-11 6-21-11 7-19-11  8-16-11  10-18-11 11-15-11 12-20-11 3-20-12 Notes 9-21-10 10-18-10 11-16-10 12-14-10 1-18-11 2-22-11 3-22-11 4-19-11 5-18-11 6-21-11 7-19-11 8-16-11 10-18-11 11-15-11 12-20-11

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