Over the last two years, the Center for Groundwater Science of the Illinois State Water Survey, has been involved in assessing groundwater resources for small Public Water Supply facilities (less than 2,000 individuals) through grants from the Midwest Technology Assistance Center. The project titled, Groundwater Resource Assessment for Small Communities, has developed letter-type reports for sixty facilities that use shallow groundwater resources for their water supplies. The reports target those facilities that have been determined to be potentially deficient, marginal, and adequate in producing groundwater for their towns, under certain criterion. A summary of available resources within five and ten miles of the facility is included as part of each report. The summaries typically include unexplored groundwater resources that would require further investigative study by the facility. The reports are listed below for each community as a start to a more involved program of exploration.

Groundwater Availability at Ashmore, Illinois (Coles County) (pdf, ~6.4mb)

Groundwater Availability at Beecher City, Illinois (Effingham County) (pdf, ~7.4mb)

Groundwater Availability at Cooks Mills, Illinois (Coles County) (pdf, ~5.7mb)

Groundwater Availability at Dalzell, Illinois (Bureau County) (pdf, ~8.7mb)

Groundwater Availability at Edinburg, Illinois (Christian County) (pdf, ~6.1mb)

Groundwater Availability at Fairmount, Illinois (Vermilion County) (pdf, ~5.3mb)

Groundwater Availability at Farmersville, Illinois (Montgomery County) (pdf, ~5.2mb)

Groundwater Availability at Germantown, Illinois (Clinton County) (pdf, ~5.9mb)

Groundwater Availability at London Mills, Illinois (Fulton County) (pdf, ~7.0mb)

Groundwater Availability at Mazon, Illinois (Grundy County) (pdf, ~6.3mb)

Groundwater Availability at Teutopolis, Illinois (Effingham County) (pdf, ~7.2mb)

Groundwater Availability at Witt, Illinois (Montgomery County) (pdf, ~5.9mb)