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ACCEPTANCE OF THE UPPER WEST BRANCH DUPAGE RIVER
WATER QUALITY WATERSHED-BASED PLAN
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WHEREAS, the Illinois General Assembly has granted the County of DuPage ("COUNTY") authority through 55 ILCS 5/5-1062 to manage and mitigate the effects of urbanization on stormwater drainage by preparing a countywide plan for such stormwater runoff; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY, pursuant to the above-cited statutory authority, has adopted
the DuPage County Stormwater Management Plan (“Plan”), (OSM-001-89), which plans for effective stormwater management and flood control throughout DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, the Plan is intended to be supplemented from time to time with “watershed
plans” prepared for each of the several watersheds located throughout DuPage County addressing the specific and unique concerns affecting each watershed; and
WHEREAS, the COUNTY has commissioned the development of the Upper West Branch DuPage River Water Quality Watershed-Based Plan, which will serve as a supplement to the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Upper West Branch DuPage River Water Quality Watershed-Based Plan recommends various projects to be undertaken within the Upper West Branch DuPage River Watershed to provide water quality benefits within the Upper West Branch DuPage River Watershed; and
WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Planning Committee presented the Upper West Branch DuPage River Water Quality Watershed-Based Plan for a 30-day public review period between May 5, 2026 and June 4, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Stormwater Management Planning Committee, through the County’s
Stormwater Management Department, reviewed all public comments received pertaining to that watershed plan and responded thereto in a prepared Comment Response Document; and
WHEREAS, copies of the Upper West Branch DuPage River Water Quality Watershed-Based Plan and Comment Response Document have been and remain available for review on DuPage County’s official web site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Upper West Branch DuPage River Water Quality Watershed-Based Plan, as reviewed and approved by the DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee, is hereby approved and adopted by the County Board as a supplement to the Plan.
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Enacted and approved this 14th of July, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK