ISGS - Highlights Archive 2005

December

New Bedrock Geology Map Published
Report Published on the Testing of a Map of Aquifer Sensitivity to Non-Point Pesticide Contamination
Report Published on Mt. Simon Gas Storage Fields
Publication on Declining Specific Capacity of High-Capacity Wells in the Mahomet Aquifer Released
Lake Barrington Wetlands Assistance
Illinois Coastal Management Program Holds Second-Round of Workshops
ISGS Assists Office of Coal Development

November

ISGS and ISWS Host Midwest Ground Water Conference
Limestone for Coal Desulfurization
Centennial Lecture Series Continues With "The Secret Search for Diamonds in North America"
Groundwater Resource Investigations for Kendall County, Illinois
A Busy Month for PTTC Activities
Information for a St. Louis Post-Dispatch Article on Earthquake Effects

October

Geologist and Astronaut Dr. Harrison Schmitt Presents First Lecture in Centennial Lecture Series
Revised Coal Availability Maps Completed
ISGS Participates in IDOT Fall Program Meeting
ISGS to Co-Sponsor National Ground Water Summit
Oil Potential from Lower Paleozoic Rocks
Chicago "Last Four Miles" Committee Organized
Centennial Field Trip
The Discovery of Carbonate Rootlets in Last-Glacial Eolian Sediments in Illinois
Emerald Dragonfly Symposium
Publications Released

September

Natural Disaster Planning for Chicago
New Geologic Maps Completed for ISGS StateMap Effort
Illinois Coastal Management Program Update: Workshop for the Calumet Region
Wetlands Section Assists Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
National Karst Map Project
Funding Received From USGS-Federal Geographic Data Committee
ISGS Publications Released

August

Funding Secured to Support On-Line Data distribution Aerial Imeagery
First Workshops/Open House for Illinois Coastal Management Program
Gas Desorption Tests Completed for Coalbed Methane Project
Du Page County Forest Preserve Shows Environmental Changes Between 16,500 to 10,000 Years Ago
Winnebago County Wetland Mitigation
Fly Ash Brick

July

Mine-Mouth Power Plant Study Helps Bring New Coal Gasification Plant to Illinois
Well Data Management and Technical Assistance
Twelve New Maps and Reports Released

June

ISGS Hosts Meeting of State Geologists
ISGS Kicks Off Centennial With Capitol Exhibits
ISGS Provides Technical Support for Large Groundwater Supplies
ISGS Chemists Aid IEPA
Seven New Maps and Reports Released

May

ISGS Hosts Field Trip for Midwest Glacial Geologists
CO2 Sequestration Research Presented
Geological Display about the Chicago River
Coalbed Methane Test Well Drilled
Kendall County Groundwater Study Begins

April

Environmental Site Assessments - ISGS Completes First of Many Site Assessments for "CREATE"
Officials Meet to Plan "Height" Modernization Project
Drill Hole At Newton Explores Coal Bed Methane Resources

January

Seismic Profiles Reveal Gas Path Ways at Storage Field
GIS Data Layers Will Assist Estimates of Coal Bed Methane Resources and Carbon Dioxide Adsorption Potential
Boone County Limestone Resources
Depth of Bedrock Near Des Plaines River
Marion Surficial and Bedrock Materials
Ethanol Plan Near Lincoln

Updated 02/29/2012 SLD