The Nippersink Watershed Plan & Reports

The original Watershed Plan  1996

A watershed plan for Nippersink Creek was completed in 1996 by the Nippersink Creek Watershed Planning Committee. The Watershed Planning Committee is comprised of a diverse group of landowners, farmers, environmental groups, and business people, with technical assistance provided by various resource agencies and  consultants.   The 1996 plan provided a summary of watershed history, physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the watershed at that time, and an outline for general watershed protection guidelines, and recommendations for restoration and protection of natural resources throughout the watershed.

The updated Watershed Plan   2008

A Section 319 grant was awarded by the USEPA/IEPA to allow the 1996 Nippersink Creek Watershed Plan to be updated to meet new implementation funding guidelines, as well as to adapt to on-going changes in watershed land uses.  This planning process was again overseen by the Nippersink Creek Watershed Planning Committee, a sub-committee of the McHenry County Soil and Water Conservation District. The most recent watershed planning effort, the Nippersink Creek Watershed Plan (NCWP), was completed in 2008. The Plan, divided into sections, is posted below.

Watershed Plan Documents  2008

Click on the links below to download a PDF file for each report chapter or map.
 Please Note: These are large PDF files and may take a while to download, depending on connection speed.
Rec Map= Recommendations Map
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