Salt Smart - A Little Goes A Long Way
 While salt is an essential part of winter safety, using too much salt is bad for our environment. Excess salt use leads to chloride in our lakes, streams, and other waterways. Just one teaspoon of salt can pollute five gallons of water to a level that is toxic for freshwater ecosystems. Help protect our environment by using smart salting practices this winter. To learn more about using salt as a deicer click on the video below.
New Signage at CPF Highlights BMPs
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) is excited to share Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) videos with Lake County homeowners and businesses. These videos serve as an educational resource for the public.
Updated signage was recently installed at the Lake County Central Permit Facility (CPF) in Libertyville at each of the BMPs on the CPF campus. Each sign has a QR code that links to the 5 new educational videos created to highlight each Stormwater BMP and it’s function for drainage and water quality improvement.
SMC encourages the public to walk the CPF campus to learn more about the green roof, rain gardens, native plant swales and wet detention basins. These BMPs demonstrate how to integrate a system to improve water quality and stormwater drainage on a business/campus landscape.
In the first video of the series SMC Executive Director, Kurt Woolford, provides a campus overview, including all the BMPs on campus. Check it out here. To learn more visit www.LakeCountyil.gov/BMPs
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Flood Insurance Premium Discounts for Eligible Unincorporated Residents
Property owners residing in unincorporated Lake County may be eligible to save an average of $232 a year on their flood insurance policies. Through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Community Rating System (CRS) program, residents within unincorporated Lake County – who meet certain requirements – are eligible for up to 20% savings on flood insurance premiums.
Currently, there are more than 654 flood insurance policies in unincorporated Lake County with the potential to save $151,708. Property owners should contact their flood insurance agent to obtain individual savings information. Read more.
Request for Consultant Qualifications
The Lake County Stormwater Management Commission Consultation questionnaire is intended to help update the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission (SMC) database of consultant qualifications. The questions should be answered to reflect your firm’s current staff expertise. If you or your organization plans to increase your staff qualification, you may update the questionnaire at any time in the future to indicate the additional qualification(s). SMC will utilize the revised questionnaire to evaluate your firm’s current qualifications and experience in place of any previously submitted Statements of Qualifications.
Please click here to complete and return the attached document along with supporting documentation at your earliest convenience:
Darcy McNeill, Executive Assistant
Lake County Stormwater Management Commission
500 W. Winchester Road, Ste. 201, Libertyville, IL 60048
Questions? Email Darcy at DMcNeill@lakecountyil.gov.
Reminder: You're Invited!
 SMC is hosting our DECI 101 Training Webinar on Thursday, January 18 at 10AM. Register via Zoom here. This one hour virtual training is specifically designed for new and prospective Designated Erosion Control Inspectors. SMC will explain what the DECI program is and how it functions, how one becomes a DECI, what the responsibilities of a DECI are and how to maintain one’s status.
If you have questions regarding this training opportunity, please contact Mea Blauer at 847-377-7701 or iblauer2@lakecountyil.gov
WDO Printed Copies Now Available
The goal of the Lake County Watershed Development Ordinance (WDO) is to ensure that new development does not increase existing stormwater problems or create new ones. The WDO establishes minimum countywide standards for stormwater management, including floodplains, detention, soil erosion/sediment control, water quality treatment, and wetlands. Click here to view online, or pick up a printed copy, while supplies last, at the SMC office in Libertyville.
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