Title/Name/Summary
Hickory Creek Watershed Plan - Resolution of Support
History
In 2009 the Hickory Creek Watershed Planning Group (HCWPG) secured a $209,520 Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) grant, to complete the Hickory Creek Watershed Plan. The grant was funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and was administered by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP). Orland Park passed a resolution of support for the grant, and participated in the planning effort through staff participation on the Steering Committee, Planning Group, and public meetings.
The Watershed Plan has now been completed. It accomplishes the plan goals by developing a watershed resources inventory and a watershed plan that will help the group and local governments to become eligible to leverage funding from other sources to address water quality, erosion, and stream bank restoration. Approximately one-third of Orland Park (southwestern portion) is within the limits of the Hickory Creek Watershed Study, which includes portions of Marley Creek and Spring Creek.
The Plan includes both an Executive Summary that provides an overview of the Plan for general consumption, as well as a detailed technical report that can serve as supporting documentation in grant applications and as a resource for the engineering of improvements.
Plan Highlights for Orland Park
General Policies
The following general policies are recommended by the plan. Many of the recommendations that are relevant to Orland Park already parallel many of the Village's efforts.
1. Commit to protecting a "green infrastructure" network. This can be done in many ways, including taking a more sensitive approach to development.
2. Update local ordinances as detailed in the Plan to make specific upgrades, especially to encourage or require the wider use of improved storm water management and to improve standards for the maintenance of natural areas in subdivisions.
3. Esta...
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