Hundreds of backwater lakes and side channels along the Illinois River have lost much of their usefulness as habitat for fish, waterfowl, and other flora and fauna due to accumulated sediment. Removal of a significant fraction of this sediment is necessary to restore the river ecosystem. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with other state agencies, is working to find other uses for the sediment, including the investigation of its beneficial use as topsoil.
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