Stormwater
The most common complaints received by municipalities are attributed to flooding and stormwater management. We are regularly called upon to address residents' concerns and often asked to develop cost-effective programs for limiting the problems caused by excessive stormwater.

The answers to these concerns have varied from the suggestion that communities enforce or enact stormwater regulations or that subdivision control ordinances be revised for the construction of new facilities. These facilities have ranged from increasing existing swale and/or culvert capacities to the development of central detention facilities.

Our expertise in this field, coupled with state-of-the-art computer modeling skills, allow us to meet the challenges imposed by various flooding problems. We have regular contact with FEMA, IDNR and ACOE in our efforts to correct existing stormwater deficiencies and to prevent new ones from developing. In fact, Howard Hamilton has served on the Will County Stormwater Management Planning Committee from 1996 through 2001, and as past chairman has led that committee toward development of a county-wide plan and ordinance to limit area flooding that became official for Will County in 2003. Today he continues to serve Will County, with one of his titles being the Will County Floodplain and Stormwater Administrator.

In addition, we regularly assess existing watersheds to determine if more stringent development guidelines are needed to lessen the chance of downstream flooding. On a community-wide basis we have discussed with Councils and Boards members the effects of stormwater control, groundwater conservation/recharge, stream/wetland protection, erosion control ordinances and have prepared these for adoption when so directed.