pu.i: i-' ri \I\I>I:VI.KKHK CLEAN WATER EXPERIMENT l< i>nii i i i i<'<l from I I locally accumulated data has been completely collected and evaluated. Joseph Smedile. NIPC staff engineer, and Don Hay. vice- president of Hydrocomp. a firm which has contracted to do the modeling, explained the data used and how a model is con structed What happens in a stream .\nd the various runoffs into the water is represented by mathematical formulae which are designed to identify amount and sources of pollution, it was explained The simulation of the stream on a continuous basis is expressed by a mathematical formula with algorithms that account for the chemical and physical reac tions caused by pollutants, the oxygen supply and the effect of heat, light, and flow There are forty-five stations or check points for water quality for inland streams. Sixteen land use runoff sam pling ' sites were to be established, with automatic sampling devices. This second sampling program was not lulls exccutcd. it " wo cx plained, because of the lack of rain in late summer and fall. This sampling was to deter mine the aggregate pollution load of northern Illinois. By using known data the model will calculate the amount of pollution from a definite area by particle counts This technique was to be used for the Kishwaukee basin where the initial sam pling was done, although NIPC staff said that another water sampling is to be taken in April at the Bel\^dere dam A picture representation of the computer model contained the body of the stream for which the formula is established and has additional mathematical representations for "reaches" above and below the stream being represented, with factors for settling, evaporation, chemical reac tions in the channel.? all con trolled by dissolved oxygen, temperature, nutrients etc., in the stream The hyrologic £ycle is represented by rainfall, soil absorption, ground runoff etc., all of which send non-point source pollutants into a stream. The entire process is put into math equations and is limited by parameters. Dr, Roy Elmore, staff hydrologist, noted that the most important measurement for the program is the instream water quality. If the researchers know the loads from point sources i identifiable such as waste discharge pipes and sewage plants outlets) they can HNKSDW. MARCH 9. I»77 determine what comes from runoff trom non-point sources, such as from open fields, woods, brush areas etc icarried by surface water runoff over land.* Elmore conceded that they were 'dealing with educated guesses and were trying to make better guesses with the data and computer processes, in answer to a question from committee member Judy McDonald about what the numbers mean A committee member asked what was meant by the federal government's expressed goal of having all streams swimmable and fishable What were the standards0 Crivello said this probably meant water suitable for body contact, but it was a very subjective standard He noted that McHenry county is striving for these standards, as is the state The 208 committee may question these standards, he noted Bob Layer. committee coordinator, asked, "At all times"" Crivello said the pollution would vary according to con ditions and the season The goal of clean streams set as a national standard under Public Law 92-500 may be partly political In a report of LSC work items. Layer said that septic analyses were close to com pletion and the quarter section population projections were put together for review by municipalities Layer noted some difficulties in getting agreements from some municipalities on projected population figures for their areas Ken Small of NIPC reminded the LSC that its contract with NIPC provided for that exigency Unresolved differences on the population projections could be referred to NIPC for final resolution Crivello advised that agriculture questions in con nection to runoff pollution were * critical in McHenry county with its rural and conservation districts Planning was to begin for the Kiswaukee river drainage basin to set water quality standards for the year 2000. Ken Piske. director of the McHenry County Conservation district, said there was a big if. "if we encourage public par ticipation." and he pointed out that the Kishwaukee Drainage Basin Advisory committee is going to ask. "whatever hap pened0 The thing is ready to go and we haven't had any input yet Crivello noted that what's going on is at the start of the planning process, the decisions have not been made. The LSC discussed how 201 isewage treatment plants) plans would cause alterations in the model and the LSC would have to make decisions which alternatives would be con sidered The committee would have two steps, to determine what exists and what are the options fo r modifications. The problem is that the 201's are in various planning stages. Eiske said, and he recalled that they had asked Chuck Kincaid for a graphic presentation about the 201's so the committee would have some background to make decisions, but he claimed the LSC needs had not been met Small said he would try to get an expert out for their next meeting who would give them specifics for sewage plants on the Kishwaukee and its tributaries ACHIEVE PROGRAM S E R V E S 2 2 1 |( onlinurd from p«j£«- I) to the extent of about 80 per cent He disclosed that the loss to the McHenry district is substantial. k Glenbrook. which also falls in the single category, and others are filing suit against the state office charging discrimination After some discussion, the local board agreed to con tribute a maximum of $500 for legal costs toward the suit A slide presentation updating board members on the work of the task force preceded an executive session MENTAL HEALTH CENTER PATIENT DROWNS IN FOX (4 i inl inurd from 1) river Upon arrival, it was found that the Algonquin Fire department had started dragging operations along with the Algonquin Police depart ment After approximately a one- half hour search, one of the fire boat drivers advised that they had found a body or the east side of the river at ap proximately 317 S. River road The body was taken to the Algonquin Fire department. Deputy Coroner Bruce Adams was called and the body- was removed to the McHenry county morgue at Woodstock. Further investigation is pending at this time by the McHenry County Sheriff's police detective division. McHENRY COUNTY TAX COLLECTION SETS RECORD (< ontinueri from pa£«- I) county's record through the years has been good, and this year's payments came in well despite difficult economic conditions." The county's school systems received the largest share of the tax distributions. $27,191,928 or 69.93 percent of the total McHenry county, itself, received $3,515,835 or 9.04 percent Cities and villages receiv d $2,965,303 or 7.62 percent, and townships were given $2,489,548 or 6.4 percent. All other taxing districts, including fire protection districts. Conservation district, hospital, libraries, sanitary districts, park districts and cemeteries received $2,615,482 or 6.73 percent C o u n t y g o v e r n m e n t ' s $3,515,835 share of° taxes distributed included $648,732 to the general corporate fund. $784,211 to the highway system. $699,474 to the retirement plan. $455,312 for mental health and $45,129 for the tuberculosis program. The assessment office, including the new- mapping program, received $306,381. " Rent on the Courthouse is $295,000. and the balance of the county's receipts supports the Bogardus fund for veterans. Emergency Service and Disasters elections, audit fund and working cash fund, all in the amount of $281,592. Women Voters Learn Work Of United Nations The structure, work and history of the United Nations will be presented by the study committee, consisting of: Fran Powers, chairman. Sandy MiJlius, Gerri Braun and Carol Sek. at the March meeting of the Woodstock-McHenry League of Women Voters. The meeting will be held in McHenry at St. Paul's Episcopal; church. 3706 West St. Paul avenue, at 9:30 a.m. Thursday March 10. As always, the meeting is open to the public and babysitting is available at a small cost. For further information contact Sandra I Millius. 9919 Lucas road. Woodstock. Drivers Injured In One-Vehicle Crashes CONSUMER CLASS-ACTION Attorney General William J. Scott, in what he described as "one of the larger consumer class actions Undertaken by a consumer-protection agency", has been appointed receiver of all assets of the Continental Buyers club of LaSalle-Peru incorporated. Scott obtained the appointment of receiver ship in order to marshal all assets of the club for the pur pose of providing as much restitution as possible to consumers who complain of being defrauded. The Attorney General's office has received 331 formal complaints to date. CB RADIOS NEW & USED LAKE & McHENRY CO. 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McHenry. was taken by the Huntley Rescue squad to Woodstock hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in a one-car crash Sunday night on Huntley road. Huntley. Ms. Miller was not ticketed in the crash, which caused more than $100 damage to her vehicle. She added that she lost control of her vehicle, which left the road and struck a pole on the south side of the road way. jiaylene P. Jones, 5215 Leer street. Wonder Lake, was in jured late Thursday night in a one-car crash on Kemman road in Hebron Ms. Jones was not ticketed in the crash, which caused ap proximately $100 damage to her car. and also damaged a street sign and post belonging to the city of Hebron. Ms. Jones stated she had been northbound on Okeson road at approximately 40 mph when, because of rain and fog. she did not see the stop sign where Okeson road intersects "with Kemman road. She added that she continued through this T-type intersection where she struck a road sign and several large rocks. She .iHdpd that loose material on the road service was a contributing factor in her inability to stop at the stop sign Samuel M. Viverito, 3212 Biscayne road. McHenry. was not injured in a one-car collision late Friday on Greenwood road. Viverito was ticketed for driving while under the in fluence of alcohol or drugs following the accident, which caused more than $100 damage to his car and also damaged a wooden fence belonging to Larry Freerpan, 5410 Green wood road. Ringwood. Viverito stated he was south bound on Greenwood road at approximately 40 mph when he hit the shoulder on the south bound lane and began to skid. He added that he then overcorrected and swerved to the other side of the road, going through the fence, and into the field behind the residence. Harold J Neeleman, 701 Broadway road. McHenry. was victimized by a hit-and-run - driver last week, with his car sustaining approximately $1,000 damage. Also damaged was a mailbox and post belonging to Neeleman. valued at forty dollars. Neeleman told sheriff's police that his car was parked, facing east approximately 8 feet off the roadway, when an unknown driver struck his vehicle, knocked over the mailbox, and left the scene without stopping. The identity of the other driver is still being sought Robert B. Hutchings, Min- netowka, Minn., was ticketed for improper over-taking on the right, following a two-car crash last week on Wilmot road. Neither Hutchins, nor the driver of the other vehicle, William F. Borrelli, 4810 N. Wilmot road. McHenry, was injured in the crash which caused approximately $500 damage to the Hutchins car and $200 damage to the Borrelli vehicle. Hutchins stated he was northbound on Wilmot road at approximately 35 mph when he observed the vehicle in front of him put on what he thought was a left turn signaU The driver tunmr stated that since he thought the other car was going to turn left, he began to pass on the right. He added that Borrelli then turned right, and the collision occurred. Borrelli stated that he was slowing down with his right, turn signal on, since he in tended to make a right turn into his driveway. He added that as he began to make his turn, his vehicle was struck in the rear. Barry J Sutschek, 1402 Eastwood lane. McHenry. was-, injured last week when a car he was a passenger in. collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Rt 31 and Crystal Lake avenue. Sutschek was transported by the Crystal Lake Rescue squad to McHenry hospital for treatment of injuries sustained when a car driven by Emil J. Sutschek. same address, collided with one driven by Michael Nazimek, Crystal Lake Sutschek's vehicle sustained approximately $800 worth of damage, while the Nazimek car received an estimated $600 worth of damage. Neither driver was ticketed. Emil Sutschek stated that he was eastbound on Crystal Lake avenue and was making a left turn onto Rt. 31 when an on coming vehicle struck him. Nazimek stated that he was going approximately 35 mph when the Sutschek vehicle made a left turn in front of him. He added that he applied the , brakes, but still hit the other vehicle. Extension Comments (.By George J. Young, Extension Adviser, McHenry County, University of Illinois) || SEDOM Transportation Director SERPO Speaker The severe weather of this past winter and predictions of drouths raise more questions than most care to deal with. Is the dry weather likely to last all summer? Is a severe drought beginning? Was the winter of '77 a fluke? Are winters getting colder? Can anything be done about this weather? Can anyone expect to control or modify the weather to suit us? The extension service is offering a program on Illinois weather. With the help of Dr. Stanley Changnon, head of Atmospheric Sciences research. Natural History survey, the extension service is offering a telenet program about Illinois weather. Changnon will offer a brief look at the Illinois climate, its uniqueness, extremes and singularities. Then he will briefly explore with changes in climate, both hemispheric, and Illinois changes. He will tell how climate is changing and talk about some of the factors influencing change. To what extent is weather controlled or controllable? Can anyone modify the weather? What are the legal issues associated with weather modification? Changnon will bring up to date data on weather modification, in cluding a current Coles county experiment. And finally, what does all of this mean to the . agricultural community? This telenet program on the evening of March 23 , 7:30 p.m. at the Extension office in Woodstock should help clear up some of the current mysteries about weather. Draught It's dry in McHenry county, but this area isn't as bad off as some areas in central and southern Illinois. Some wells down there havte been dry since before Christmas. They have had to buy and haul water for home and livestock use. Some towns have stopped selling water to farmers because of dwindling supplies. 1976 Soybean Yield McHenry county's average soybean yield for 1976 was computed last week by the Illinois Crop Reporting service at 27.0 bushels per acre. This is a total production of 954,000 bushels from 35,300 acres. This compares to the newly revised 1975 figures for the county of 39,900 acres yielding 1,325,000 bushels of beans for an average of 33.2 bushels per acre. The five-year county average yield is 27.7 bushels per acre. Operators Certification Federal Child Labor regulations prohibit youths under the age of sixteen from operating tractors of over twenty horsepower off their parents farm. Exemption to this regulation is available for fourteen and fifteen-year-olds if The March meeting of SERPO will be held Thursday evening. March 10. at Central school, Paddock street. Crystal Lake, starting at 7:30 p.m. when Stephen Tower, director of transportation for the Special Education District of McHenry County, will discuss SEDOM busing. As director of transportation for the Special Education district of McHenry County, Tower is responsible for the scheduling and routing of all SEDOM buses and will have a major responsibility in supervising and directing preventive and corrective maintenance. In announcing the ap pointment, Dr. Albert said. "We are pleased to have Mr. Tower join our staff. I am certain this will enable us to maintain a tighter control over rising costs of maintenance and operation and a more effective scheduling of our tran sportation system." Welcome New Daughter ON ALL 23 CHANNEL CB's Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Miller of 924 River Terrace ....„M.cHiintit. . happily welcome their tliliJ cl.i'.J, Leslie Arlette, to their home. The baby girl was born in Sherman hospital. Elgin, Saturday, March 5, and weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. Leslie joins a sister, Jessica, 4, and a brother, Michael, 3, at home Grauupai C'l-Ji V * i• Earl Miller and Mrs. Frank (Constance) May, all of McHenry. Efffrr mm%t( night Sijj hpr ^ ALL THE » GOLDEN BEAR • PANCAKES If/ YOU CAN EAT! DELICIOUS! TASTY! The best why7 Because they ve ^JU been made from Mama Golden Bear s Special recipe tor 17 years Yes. we sei l mil l ions ol em each year1 Goltfen <Bear, ReSTAURANT TONY SALDINO. OWNER/MANAGtR CRYSTAL POINT MALL 6000 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY CRYSTAL LAKE they Successfully complete the , Tractor Safety Certification school. This requires at tendance on March 1,19, 26 and April 2, and successfully completing a written exam and driving skill test. Call 338-3737 or 4747 for details. This is a good safety program for all youths. Banquet and Dance The McHenry County Livestock association's fif teenth Annual banquet and dance will be March 19, at Richmond. Bob Fritz, president of the association reminds that tickets are available 'from any of the association's directors. Pork Events March 15 there will be a swine health update at the office. Dr. Paul Doby, Superintendent of the Division of Meat, Poultry and Livestock inspection of the Illinois Department of Agriculture will be the resource person. He will p r i n c i p a l l y - d i s c u s s pseudorablies, its current and possible future impact on the swine industry. He will review the history of the disease, outline regulatory activities that are in effect and yet to be implemented, including negative tests for exhibition in Illinois in 1977. He will also explore ramifications of vaccine in a control program versus an eradication program Dick Carlisle. U. of I. swine specialist will be in Woodstock April 6 to share his recent sabatical observations on the U.S. swine industry. , Beware Of Herbicide Hucksters "Herbicide Hucksters" are busy trying to get farmers and other consumers to buy chemicals that may be of questionable value. Buy chemical products only after reading the product label. The statements and precautions on pesticide labels are backed by intensive scientific study and careful scrutiny. The label provides assurance that the product will do an effective job in an environmentally safe way. Always read and follow label instructions when ap plying a pesticide. Hucksters often claim the products are non-toxic to people, livestock, fish, and will control all weeds. Actually, the products will only control some weeds, are usually much more expensive than legitimate products, and are often not suited to the uses suggested over the telephone. Prizes are sometimes ' offered to the farmer if he will buy. Coming Events March 8 - Home landscaping, telenet, Woodstock March 15 - Swine Health update, Woodstock March 15, 29 - Pruning or namentals, telenet, Woodstock March 21, 28 - Lawns, telenet, Woodstock. Hold Tractor Safety Schools Dangers involved in tractoi1 and machinery operationr tractor maintenance and car, and tractor safety procedures will be covered in the Tractor Safety schools set up for March 12, 19, 26, and April 2, says Dave Plocher, McHenry county Extension adviser. John Scott, regional coor dinator for public relations for the Country companies, will be at the March 12 program. Scott will be demonstrating and discussing methods of preventing tractor turnover as well as ,proper machine operating procedures and the need for shielding of gears,, power take-offs and all moving parts. The proper display of the slow moving vehicle (SMV) emblem also will be explained, says Dave. Plocher explained that completing the program will allow 14 - 16-year-olds to be exempted from the U.S. Department of Labor child labor regulations. He stressed, though, that the programs should be a must for any youth operating tractors and even law equipment. Vo-Ag instructors, Jerry O'Bryant, Huntley; Les Finder, Marengo; Phil Brown and Tom Weber, Harvard; and Bill Pictor, Woodstock, will be working with the Cooperative Extension service on this program. Contact the Cooperative Extension Service at 11909 McConnell road in Woodstock for more details. WAKER-UPER...A warm day on the sands at Navarre Beach, Florida could turn a sun bath into a snooze. 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