Steven Benton, M.S.
Associate Wetlands Geologist
Wetlands Geology Section
Phone: 217-244-0082 •
Fax: 217-265-8214
E-mail: s-benton@illinois.edu
Major Responsibilities
- Wetlands Geology Staff Page
- Conduct level I and level II investigations, report results to Illinois Department of Transportation
Current Research Projects
- Fairmont City, St. Clair Co., Illinois;
- Centreville, St. Clair Co., Illinois;
- Airport Rd, Rock Island Co., Illinois;
- Carthage, Hancock Co., Illinois.
Selected Publications
Benton, Steven E., 2002, Water-level fluctuations in an urban pond: Climatic or anthropogenic impact?, Journal of the American Water Resources Association, AWRA, v. 38, no. 1, pp. 43–54
Benton, Steven and Watson, Blaine, 2003, Fairmont City Potential Wetland Mitigation Site: Hydrogeologic Characterization Report, Illinois State Geological Survey Open-File Series 2003-4, ISGS, Urbana, Illinois, 39 pp.
Benton, Steven E., 2003, Grand Detour Potential Wetland Compensation Site: Hydrogeologic Characterization Report, Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series 2003-11, Champaign, Illinois, 25 pp.
Benton, Steven E., 2004, Centreville Potential Wetland Compensation Site: Level II Hydrogeologic Characterization Report, Illinois State Geological Survey Open File Series 2004-6, Champaign, Illinois, 36 p.
Benton, Steve and Watson, Blaine, 2004, Carthage Potential Wetland Compensation Site: Level II Hydrogeologic Characterization Report, Illinois State Geologic Survey.
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Updated 10/07/2011 SLD