The New Chicago Model: A Reassessment of the Impacts of Lake Michigan Allocations on the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System in Northeastern Illinois

Burch, Stephen L.

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Title

The New Chicago Model: A Reassessment of the Impacts of Lake Michigan Allocations on the Cambrian-Ordovician Aquifer System in Northeastern Illinois

Author(s)

Burch, Stephen L.

Issue Date

1991

Keyword(s)

• Chicago
• Northeastern Illinois
• Cook County
• ground water
• aquifer
• Lake Michigan
• ground-water mining
• Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer

Abstract

"This study reports the effects of substituting water from Lake Michigan for groundwater withdrawals. It describes the results of a digital computer model used to predict future ground-water levels based on anticipated pumping schedules. The study area is 148 miles wide and 148 miles long, spanning northeastern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. The model focuses primarily on the ""Chicago region"" which consists of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and a portion of Will and Grundy Counties, all in northeastern Illinois."

Series/Report Name or Number

ISWS RR-119

Type of Resource

text

Language

en

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