History

Water Resources History in the State of Illinois

Oct. 1963

UIUC Board of Trustees discusses establishment of a water resources center

Mar. 1964

Joseph P. Murtha named director of University Water Resources Center

Jul. 1964

Water Resources Research Act of 1964

Mar. 1967

Water for Illinois: A Plan for Action Benjamin B. Ewing, Director

Feb. 1965

UI Water Center allotted $75,000 by US Department of Interior

Mar. 1981

Plan of Study: Illinois State Water Plan

Jan. 1982

Illinois Water Resources and Use, Special Report No. 1

Aug. 1982

Atmospheric Changes and Management Issues, Special Report No. 2

Oct. 1982

Hydropower, Information Paper No. 1

Mar. 1983

Illinois Water Research Needs and a Catalog of Water Research in Illinois, Special Report No. 5

June 1983

Drought Contingency Planning, Special Report No. 3

1983

Instream Flow Protection: A Planning Standard for Illinois Streams, Special Report No. 6

Jan. 1984

Water Conservation, Special Report No. 4

Jan. 1984

Illinois State Water Plan: Critical Issues, Cross-Cutting Topics, Operating Issues

Oct. 1984

Strategy for the Protection of Underground Water in Illinois, Special Report No. 8

1984

Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (Amended)

Feb. 1985

Lake Sedimentation Surveys in Illinois, Special Report No. 9

Aug. 1985

Stream Sediment Monitoring Program for Illinois, Special Report No. 10

Dec. 1986

Illinois Streamgaging Network Program: Related Studies and Results

Oct. 1987

Illinois River Basin Action Plan, Special Report No. 11

Feb. 1989

Groundwater Quantity Issues, Special Report No. 12

July 1989

Biological Stream Characterization (BSC): A Biological Assessment of Illinois Stream Quality, Special Report No. 13

Sept. 1990

Illinois Streams Natural Resource Assessment, Special Report No. 16)

1991

Ground-Water Supply and Demand in Illinois, Special Report No. 14

Jan. 1991

State of Illinois Response to the 1988-1990 Drought, Special Report No. 17

Nov. 1994

Illinois State Water Plan: Remaining Issues and Implementation Requirements

Oct. 2011

State of Illinois Drought Preparedness and Response Plan

Dec. 2022

2022 State of Illinois Water Plan

IWRC Directors

1964–1967

Joseph P. Murtha

1967–1973

Benjamin B. Ewing

1973–1994

Glenn E. Stout

1994–1998

John B. Braden

2000–2002

Richard E. Sparks

2002–2003

Glenn E. Stout (Interim)

2003–2010

Richard E. Warner

2010–2018

Brian Miller

2018–Present

Yu-Feng Lin

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