Abstract
ABSTRACT Initial water quality planning efforts documented that agriculture activities are a major source of pollution in Illinois. The most severe agricultural related problem is soil erosion resulting in sedimentation. In Illinois, estimated gross erosion exceeds 180 million tons annually, with 88 percent from cropland. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with various U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies evaluated the water quality impacts of resource managment system implementation under the ACP Special Water Quality Project in the Blue Creek Watershed. The physical, biological, and chemical characteristics of the Blue Creek Watershed Lake have been studied since 1979. A comprehensive monitoring network for the entire Blue Creek Watershed was established to document the basic hydroiogical, meteroiogical, and water quality factors of the project area during 1980. The duration, timing and quantity of nonpoint source pollutants were evaluated within the watershed. The monitoring pro...
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