Steven Benton, M.S.

Phone: 217- 244-0082 • Fax: 217- 265-8214
E-mail: benton@isgs.uiuc.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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