Source Water Workshop

Source Water Workshop
Thursday, August 27, 2009 – Crystal Lake, IL
http://tinyurl.com/mkvjan

AGENDA
Illinois EPA began its Source Water Assessment Program in 1997 in response to amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. These amendments require States to assess all sources of public drinking water. Assessments consist of the delineation of a Source Water Protection Area for each source of drinking water, an inventory of potential sources of contamination within the area, a determination of the source’s susceptibility to contamination and a plan to make the assessments available to the public. Illinois was one of the first States to have an approved Source Water Assessment Program.

As part of the Source Water Protection Program, Illinois EPA has developed a webbased interactive GIS mapserver. This site is based on ESRI’s ArcIMS software and will allow the user to access all the databases and coverages used in the Source Water Assessments, as well as additional information such as pumpage data, land use data, and aerial photos. The website is secure and requires the user to complete and submit a Confidentiality Agreement to gain access.

Since its inception the SWAP mapserver has expanded to include data layers for Groundwater Ordinances, water quality information from the Illinois State Water Survey and more. This information is used by Illinois EPA personnel to conduct site evaluations and assessments for several different programs including the Leaking Underground Storage Tank program, Contaminant Evaluation Group, Site Remediation Referral Group and the Permit Sections of both the Bureau of Land and Bureau of Water. Training will consist of “hands-on” instruction of how to perform well surveys, search for potential sources of contamination and an overview of data available on the site.

SPEAKERS
Wade Boring, Illinois EPA
Wade has been an employee of Illinois EPA since 1985 and Manager of the Geographic Analysis Unit in the Groundwater Section of the Division of Public Water Supplies since 2000. Prior to Illinois EPA he spent 3 years working in the oilfields of Texas and offshore Louisiana. He is a graduate of Illinois State University with a degree in Geology and is a Licensed Professional Geologist in the State of Illinois. Wade has been working with GIS (Geographic Information Systems) since 1989 and has watched it evolve from a simple single user technology to the advanced multi user and web based technologies of today. The Geographic Analysis Unit is responsible for maintaining the GIS data on the Agency’s internet mapserver as well as providing maps and data in support of numerous other programs. In addition, the Geographic Analysis Unit conducts groundwater monitoring for the Section’s Ambient Sampling Network.

Anthony Dulka, Illinois EPA
Anthony Dulka is the Manager of the Planning and Assessment Unit, Groundwater Section within the Division of Public Water Supplies, Illinois EPA, where he has worked since 1987. Mr. Dulka received his B.S. in Geology/Geography from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, before pursuing an M.S. Degree in Environmental Studies at Sangamon State University in Springfield. Although his duties have evolved over the years, Anthony coordinates and provides administrative support of scientific studies or projects pertaining to groundwater/source water protection. In addition, he is responsible for gathering and analysis of technical data to effectively manage groundwater monitoring, inspections, assessment efforts and special technical studies.