IDNR Office of Water Resources

09/26/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Sports Park Drive Dam in Madison County. Comments will be accepted through October 18, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

09/26/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Mooring Dolphins and Bulkhead Extension in the Chain of Rocks Canal in Madison County. Comments will be accepted through October 18, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

09/26/2023

Public Notice: Construction of a shore protection project at 1215 Whitebridge Hill Road LLC in Lake Michigan in Winnetka. Comments will be accepted through October 13, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

09/11/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Operation and Maintenance of Hickory Lake Dam in Macoupin County. Comments will be accepted through September 29, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

09/11/2023

Public Notice: Construction of a shore protection project at 1215 Whitebridge Hill Road LLC in Lake Michigan in Winnetka. Comments will be accepted through September 28, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

09/11/2023

Public Notice: Construction of a shore protection project, by the Village of Kenilworth, in Lake Michigan, at the Kenilworth Beach. Comments will be accepted through September 27, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

09/11/2023

Public Notice: Temporary Scaffolding Platform on the North Branch of the Chicago River in the City of Chicago by Architreasures. Comments will be accepted through September 26, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

08/10/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Dredging and Mooring Dolphin in the Mississippi River in St. Clair County. Comments will be accepted through September 1, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

08/10/2023

Public Notice: Floodway Map Revision of West Norman Drain near Route 59 and 143rd Street in the Village of Plainfield. Comments will be accepted through August 31, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

08/10/2023

Public Notice: Major Modification of Heritage Lake Dam near Mackinaw in Tazewell County. Comments will be accepted through August 28, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

07/27/2023

Public Notice: Proposed River Closures and Revision to Design of New Bridge Crossing of Mississippi River near Chester. Comments will be accepted through August 19, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

07/24/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Cofferdams for Abandoned Railroad Bridge Removal in Carpentersville by the Village of Carpentersville and Otto Engineering, Inc. Comments will be accepted through August 18, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

07/19/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Industrial Re-Development on the Calumet River and Slip Number 4 in the City of Chicago by TP106th. Comments will be accepted through August 18, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

07/17/2023

Public Notice: Pier and Roof Structure - Public Notice: Proposed Pier and Roof Structure on the Fox River in McHenry County, Illinois. Comments will be accepted through August 7, 2023. For a copy of the public notice, please visit our website.

02/09/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Construction within the Waters of the Illinois River near the City of Beardstown, IL, Cass and Schuyler Counties. Comments will be accepted through March 6, 2023.

02/02/2023

MWRD Virtual Tour set for Tues., February 14 at 2 p.m.

Travel back in time to early Chicago to see how we reversed the flow of the Chicago River and developed wastewater treatment technology. We'll take you behind the scenes and under water to show you how we transform water. Descending 300 feet into the deep tunnel system, you'll learn how this modern technology is protecting our water environment. You'll even get to watch our electrofishing crew at work sampling fish on the Chicago River.

Travel back in time to early Chicago to see how we reversed the Chicago River and developed wastewater treatment technology. Go behind the scenes and under water to see how we transform water; descend 300 feet into the deep tunnel system, and watch our electrofishing crew at work sampling fish on th...

02/02/2023

Public Notice: Construction of a new Bridge Crossing of the Mississippi River (Between River Miles 109.5 and 110) near Chester, IL, Randolph County. Comments will be accepted through February 3, 2023.

02/02/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Modifcation, Operation and Maintenance of Alpine Dam in the City of Rockford, IL, Winnebago County. Comments will be accepted through March 6, 2023.

02/02/2023

Join IDNR staff to discuss your floodplain management questions during monthly virtual office hours. Any topics are open including permitting, maps, enforcement, and flood insurance. The sessions will be held on:

Feb 9, and Mar 9, Thursdays, 10 to 11 am

02/02/2023

Public Notice: Construction of a Bridge Crossing of the Wabash River near Grayville, IL, White County. Comments will be accepted through February 27, 2023.

02/02/2023

Public Notice: Floodway Map Revision on Wolf Creek in the Village of Plainfield, IL, Will County. Comments will be accepted through February 21, 2023.

02/02/2023

Public Notice: Proposed Dock With Roof Structures And Replacement Boat Ramp on the Fox Rver in Algonquin, IL, McHenry County. Comments will be accepted through February 22, 2023.

12/27/2022

Public Notice: Proposed Stephen Street Bike Trail Bridge over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in and by the Village of Lemont, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through January 10, 2023.

12/27/2022

Public Notice: Modification, Operation and Maintenance of Highland Old City Reservoir Dam, in Highland, IL, Madison County. Comments will be accepted through January 9, 2022.

12/06/2022

Public Notice: Modification, Operation and Maintenance of Cell 3 Slurry Impoundment Dam, near Coulterville, IL, Randolph County. Comments will be accepted through December 27, 2022.

12/01/2022

Public Notice: Construction of I-270 Bridge Crossings of the Mississippi River (Between River Miles 190 and 191.5), in Chouteau Island, IL, Madison County. Comments will be accepted through January 2, 2022.

11/30/2022

Public Notice: Proposed Construction of a Crane Pad and Dredging by B.L. Duke, Inc on Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, in Forestview, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through December 22, 2022.

11/30/2022

Public Notice: Dam Modification - Public Notice: Modification, Operation and Maintenance of Minooka Ridge I-80 Business Park Dam, in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, Kendall County. Comments will be accepted through December 23, 2022.

11/29/2022

Public Notice: Winnetka Shore Protection - Public Notice: Proposed Shore Protection Project by Orchard 2020 Revocable Trust, in Lake Michigan, in Winnetka, IL, Cook County. Comments will be extended through January 2, 2023.

11/22/2022

Public Notice: Construction of a Revetment by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in Lake Michigan, in North Chicago, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through December 30, 2022.

11/18/2022

Public Notice: Debris Boom Installation in the Kankakee River by Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, near Braidwood, IL, Will County. Comments will be accepted through December 12, 2022.

11/17/2022

Public Notice: Operation and Maintenance of CWLP Lime Pond Dam, in Springfield, IL, Sangamon County. Comments will be accepted through December 9, 2022.

11/15/2022

Public Notice: Proposed Shore Protection Project by Orchard 2020 Revocable Trust, in Lake Michigan, in Winnetka, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through December 13, 2022.

11/15/2022

Public Notice: Proposed Pedestrian Bridge Over The Illinois And Michigan Canal In And By The Village Of Lemont in the Village of Lemont, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through December 7, 2022.

11/07/2022

Public Notice: Proposed Construction of Two Steel Dolphin Piles Within The Waters of the Illinois River, in Ottawa, IL, Lake County. Comments will be accepted through December 5, 2022.

10/25/2022

Public Notice: Floodway Map Revision on the Calumet Sag Channel Tributary A in the Village of Lemont, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through November 8, 2022.

10/24/2022

Public Notice: Construction of a shore protection system by Peter Leeb, in Lake Michigan, in Highland Park, IL, Lake County. Comments will be accepted through November 28, 2022.

10/21/2022

Public Notice: Lake Forest Shore Protection - Public Notice: Modification of an existing Shore Protection System by David Moore and Desmond LaPlace, in Lake Michigan, in Lake Forest, IL, Lake County. Comments will be accepted through November 22, 2022.

10/14/2022

Public Notice: Proposed South Western Avenue Bridge Superstructure Replacement and Rehabilitation over the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal In and by the City of Chicago Department of Transportation, in Chicago, IL, Cook County. Comments will be accepted through October 28, 2022.

09/20/2022

Public Notice: Proposed Construction of a Boat Ramp and Two Jetties on the Ohio River (between Miles 857 and 858) by Shawneetown Regional Port District, in Old Shawneetown, IL, Gallatin County. Comments will be accepted through October 17, 2022.