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John Quail
Director of Watershed Planning
Friends of the Chicago River
Founded in 1979
~3000 Members
Areas of Focus
Policy and Planning
- Restoration v. Naturalization
- H2O Quality
- Habitat
- Infrastructure (Blue and Grey)
- Social Impacts
- Environmental Justice
- Right to Clean Water
- Right to Access
SOURCES OF STREAM DEGRADATION
CHANNELIZATION
URBANIZATION
-effluents
-run-off
-flow alteration
SEDIMENT NUTRIENTS
BIODIVERSITY INDEX OF FISH SPECIES IN CHICAGO AND
CALUMET RIVER SYSTEMS BETWEEN 1974 AND 2005
70
SEPA Operational
60
50
TARP
Number of Fish Species
Operational
40
Cessation of WRP Effluent Chlorination
30
20
10
0
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Year
Habitat Impacts
- Habitat Loss
-Fish, Macros, Mussels
- Sedimentation from Upstream Development
- Connectivity
- How are we fixing it?
Habitat Creation and Enhancement
“Dams are a major cause of declines in aquatic biodiversity and sport fisheries
in temperate rivers and streams”
(Literature reviews: Nehlsen et al. 1991, Moyle and Leidy 1992, LaRoe et al 1995, Pringle 2000).
Complete Lowering * Fishways*
dam and and
removal > ramping > bypasses
Improved habitat Limited habitat Partially
improvement reconnected
Improved water
river
quality Reconnected river
Reconnected river
Upstream Downstreram
North Branch Dams
TOTAL GAME
SPECIE SPECIE TROUT/
S S SALMON
Downstrm
West
River 44 15 6
Park Dam
Upstrm
West
22 5 0
Winnetka Road
Chick Evans
Tam O’Shanter
West River Park
Chicago River Blue
- 1st Year 2010
- Big Fish Ball
- Recognize river-edge
developments that provide
consideration of:
- H2O Quality
- Habitat
- Access
Questions?
jquail@chicagoriver.org
312-939-0490 ext. 20
Don’t Forget:
www.chicagoriver.org
- Urban Canoe Trips
- Restoration Volunteers
- File a Public Comment for Clean H2O
Flatwater Classic – October 3