FREP Noon Network April 20 tours Crystal Lake's Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership (FREP) hosts a FREP Noon Network on Wednesday, April 20, Noon to 1:30 p.m., to tour the City of Crystal Lake's #3 Wastewater Treatment Plant, 400 Knaack Blvd. The program is part of a focus on the Sleepy Hollow Creek watershed, and the tour will include viewing the various treatment works facilities and where the treatment plant discharges into the tributary of Sleepy Hollow Creek.

Currently, planning is taking place for Sleepy Hollow Creek watershed. A sound watershed plan examines impacts to water quality from both point (e.g. the Wastewater Treatment Plant) and nonpoint sources of pollution. Therefore, good wastewater treatment planning is essential to maintaining and improving water quality and preserving the life of our streams. More information about the planning can be found at the website link: http://foxriverecosystem.org/planning.htm

The program is open to the public and is one of the regular bi-monthly FREP Noon Network lunchtime programs providing an opportunity for FREP members and other interested people to discuss Fox River Watershed-related topics and learn more about environmental projects and programs. There is no charge and reservations are not necessary. People are encouraged to bring their lunch to eat during the program.

The Fox River Ecosystem Partnership, established in 1997, is one of forty-one ecosystem partnerships in the State under the auspices of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The Partnership's territory is the entire Fox River Watershed, covering 1,720 square miles situated within the counties of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry and Will. FREP membership includes individuals, governments, organizations and businesses that meet regularly “to promote, preserve, protect and enhance the natural, cultural, economic and recreational resources of Illinois' Fox River and its watershed.”

For more information about this program and the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership, please visit FREP's Website at: http://foxriverecosystem.org, or contact Becky Hoag, FREP communications manager, at 630/482-9157.