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Watershed Planning and Special Projects

The Kane County Division of Environmental and Water Resources provides oversight, coordination, and management of watershed-scale planning, study, restoration, and hazard mitigation projects. These projects aim to improve water quality and reduce negative impacts and hazards created by flooding and stormwater associated with development.

Watershed Planning

Kane County supports the watershed planning efforts of the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership and the Fox River Study Group.

Fox River Ecosystem Partnership - Watershed Planning Page
Fox River Study Group - Fox River Implementation Page

Restoration & Preservation Projects

Fox River North Watershed Improvement (2003)
Blackberry Creek Alternative Futures Analysis (2003)
Kane County Prairie Restoration
Advanced Identification of Wetlands (ADID) (2004)
Fen Identification and Recharge Area Mapping (2004)

Environmental Videos

Brewster Creek Dam Removal and Stream Restoration
Flooding on South End of Kane County - Aerial View, July 1996
Improving the Fox River Watershed
"Who Speaks for the Waters of Kane County?"