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12th Annual Quad Cities Stormwater Conference

Walking the Talk: Engineering, Construction and Conservation



This conference is geared towards contractors dealing with stormwater and erosion control, engineering firms, floodplain managers, MS4 managers and engineering/contractor companies working throughout the Quad Cities. This event is an approved professional development opportunity with a certificate provided for PDU's/CEU's.

Winnebago SWCD SESC Seminar

The Winnebago County Soil and Water Conservation District will once again be hosting a Soil Erosion and Sediment Control and MS4 workshop on Thursday, February 26th, from 7:30AM to 3:00PM. The event will be held at the NIU - Rockford campus, located at 8500 East State Street, Rockford, IL 61108.

Morning Session

• Permitting requirements with the Army Corp of Engineers

• Product spotlight – Gabion baskets and stabilization of steep slopes (addressing overland flow)

• Inspector panel – Inspections, Communications & Follow-up

• High flow inlet protection and dewatering devices

• Addressing water quality concerns through nature-based solutions

• What went wrong – common misuses of practices or products

CMAP Virtual Workshop Series

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has launched the Shared Waters, Shared Future: Northeastern Illinois Regional Water Supply Sustainability virtual workshop series. This 5-part workshop series tackles today’s most pressing water challenges.

Stormwater Management Commission Request for Proposals Open

Lake County Stormwater Management Commission has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for wetland mitigation projects within the Des Plaines River Watershed in Lake County, IL, using funds collected in the SMC Wetland Restoration Fund (WRF).

The mitigation acreage goal is 6.57 acres, at a minimum, and approximately $716,395 of WRF funds are available. 



Eligibility is open to any landowner (public or private) whose ownership property lies within the Des Plaines River watershed in Lake County, IL. 

New for 2026!

IUM Calendar featuring BMPs, Pro Tips and Trivia!

Available from your local SWCD.

Funding for this project provided, in part, by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Section 604 of the Clean Water Act.

Thank you ILICA for promoting the IUM

in your 2026 member directory!

JULIE Positive Response System is LIVE!

Effective January 1, 2026 ~ Member utility companies will use JULIEs Positive Response System to communicate the status of a locate request notification to the excavator through a series of codes. The Illinois state law requires that all member utility companies respond to every locate request notification they receive.

LAST Call to Action: Combating

Non-Point Source and Stormwater Pollution

Sponsor Tomorrow's Environmental Stewards

For 2026, Envirothon has chosen the environmental issue: Non-Point Source Pollution: it begins at home! Students will learn about NPS pollution and identify its origins in both urban and rural settings. They will conduct their own NPS surveys in their community and watershed. Additionally, they will research NPS mitigation strategies, which encompass actions at both the individual level - such as conservation, recycling, and responsible consumption - and the community level, including watershed planning, best management practices, nature-based solutions, water quality testing, and litter prevention initiatives.

Sponsors are critical every year to keep this program available so that teams of high school students can compete regionally in the areas of aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and the current issue in natural resources. If your mission includes pollution prevention, our Sponsorship Form is available now for 2026!

The Northeastern Illinois Envirothon is organized by local soil and water conservation districts for high schools in Boone, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will and Winnebago counties. See link below to find your regional SWCD.

• ILICA Land Improvement & Construction Trade Show ~ January 22-23 in Bloomington, IL
• KDSWCD 23rd Annual SESC Seminar - Green Infrastructure ~ January 28 in Elgin, IL
• Stormwater USA ~ February 2-3 in Orange County, CA
• Illinois Road & Transportation Builders Assoc Convention ~ February 6-12 in Mexico
• DECI Webinar ~ February 10 virtual
• Tree Ordinance Admin Workshop ~ February 13 @ Morton Arboretum
• Illinois Lake Management Assoc (ILMA) Conference ~ February 16-18 in Champaign, IL
• Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show ~ February 16-19 in Indianapolis, IN
• CMAP Water Supply Sustainability virtual workshop series session 1 ~ February 18
• 12th Annual Quad City Stormwater Conference ~ February 19 in Rock Island County, IL
• Central States Water Environment Assoc Government Affairs Seminar ~ February 19 in Fond du Lac, WI
• HOA Workshop & Vendor Expo ~ February 25 in Grayslake, IL
• Winnebago SWCD SESC Workshop ~ February 26
• International Erosion Control Association Annual Conference ~ March 1-4 in Fort Worth, TX
• Illinois Assoc. of Floodplain & Stormwater Mgmt Annual Conference ~ March 11-12 in Champaign, IL

Tier One $50/year