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The Kane County Surface Water Accounting Model (KC-SWAM) was developed to
"... provide the Kane County Development and Resources Management Department with a water supply planning tool that describes the effects of water use on availability of flow quantity in the Fox River and other streams in the Kane County region. By incorporating algorithms that explain present and past h ..."
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provide the Kane County Development and Resources Management Department with a water supply planning tool that describes the effects of water use on availability of flow quantity in the Fox River and other streams in the Kane County region. By incorporating algorithms that explain present and past
Return to Working Paper Series. CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE ENVIRONMENT Kane County Residential Value: The Influence of Open Space Amenities
"... Abstract The loss of open space has become an issue concerning all levels of government. In the Midwest (the focus of this study), the great majority of open space is in agricultural uses. However, because this land is owned for profit−making purposes, there is always the possibility farmland will ..."
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homeowners paid for access to open space in subdivisions located throughout Kane County, Illinois, a Chicago fringe county. We analyzed the sale prices of residences outside of municipalities during 1995 and 1996, focusing on land uses surrounding each house. This is made possible through the use
ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
, 2007
"... Counties, Illinois is a map that identifies, describes, and locates near-surface earth materials relevant to many envi-ronmental and economic issues. The primary land use in the area is commercial and residential; most of the quadrangle is categorized as “Urban Corridor Area ” of Kane County ..."
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Counties, Illinois is a map that identifies, describes, and locates near-surface earth materials relevant to many envi-ronmental and economic issues. The primary land use in the area is commercial and residential; most of the quadrangle is categorized as “Urban Corridor Area ” of Kane County
Three-dimensional Geologic Mapping of Groundwater Resources
- in Kane County, Illinois, (In) Three-Dimensional Geologic Mapping for Groundwater Applications: Workshop Extended Abstracts, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
, 2005
"... 1996 and is projected to grow to 710,000 by 2030. Because of current water resource limitations and in anticipation of much larger, future demands, the County has contracted with the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) and the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) to assess its water resources. The ..."
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. The results of this assessment will provide Kane County with the scientific basis for developing policies and management strategies for more effective management of its water resources (Dey et al., 2004, Dey et al., 2005a). The ISGS is performing three-dimensional geologic mapping of Quaternary deposits
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"... Big Rock and Welch Creeks are located in southwestern Kane County, Illinois. This area of Kane County is expected to experience development in the coming years; thus an accurate representation of local flood hazards is important. Regulatory floodplain maps now in effect for these streams show floodp ..."
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Big Rock and Welch Creeks are located in southwestern Kane County, Illinois. This area of Kane County is expected to experience development in the coming years; thus an accurate representation of local flood hazards is important. Regulatory floodplain maps now in effect for these streams show
CIRCULAR 170 Ground-Water Investigations for Siting the Superconducting Super Collider
, 1988
"... Title: Ground-Water Investigations for Siting the Superconducting Super Collider in North-eastern Illinois. Abstract: The Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) study area comprises 36 townships in Kane County and portions of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Kendall, and Will Counties. An inventory and mass me ..."
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Title: Ground-Water Investigations for Siting the Superconducting Super Collider in North-eastern Illinois. Abstract: The Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) study area comprises 36 townships in Kane County and portions of Cook, De Kalb, Du Page, Kendall, and Will Counties. An inventory and mass
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"... trenches or vaults, vegetated swales, street trees, planter boxes, downspout disconnection, naturalized storm basins The city of Aurora based its green infrastructure plan on the 2006 Rooftops to Rivers report. The city later developed a Naturalized Stormwater Management Corridor Plan (NSMCP) to add ..."
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) to address the role of green infrastructure as its single sewer pipe was replaced with two pipes. Aurora’s mayor, Tom Weisner, has successfully integrated green infrastructure (GI) into the planning done by all city departments. Aurora follows Kane County’s retention ordinance and has both dedicated funding
A two-year mist-netting survey for bats in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee,
, 2008
"... (USFWS) developed a plan in 2006 for a mist-netting survey in northeastern Illinois to determine if the federally endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) occurs in the region. The USFWS staff produced a list of 20 survey areas, primarily in public ownership, in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Lake, Mc ..."
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(USFWS) developed a plan in 2006 for a mist-netting survey in northeastern Illinois to determine if the federally endangered Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) occurs in the region. The USFWS staff produced a list of 20 survey areas, primarily in public ownership, in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kankakee, Lake
ESTIMATING THE UNCERTAINTY OF 3D GEOLOGIC MAPS
"... End users of geologic maps are increasingly interested in estimates of the uncertainty of the maps to guide them in their application. While traditional geologic mapping methods allow for the integration of geologic insight, they don’t provide any tools for the easy estimation of uncertainty in the ..."
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-generated geologic maps. Our objectives were to identify techniques for estimating the uncertainty associated with 3D geologic maps, and to test these techniques using the 3D geologic map that was developed for Kane County, Illinois. The 3D geologic map of Kane County (Dey et al., 2005; Dey et al., 2004) includes 12
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