Financial Assistance Awards

Section 367 Section 367.210  Financial Assistance Awards The following financial assistance awards are available under the Illinois Clean Lakes Program for lake protection and restoration at the local level: a)         Diagnostic and Feasibility Study (Phase I) Awards These awards are available to lake owners to conduct a Phase I Diagnostic and Feasibility Study to determine, through monitoring, the current limnological, morphological, demographic, and socioeconomic conditions of a specific lake and its watershed and to develop action plans for future lake protection and restoration. b)         Long-Term Restoration and Preservation Project (Phase II) Awards These awards are available to lake owners who have completed a Phase I or equivalent study report that meets the requirements of Subpart J of this Part and who agree to implement lake and watershed management plans that provide for the long-term restoration of lake water quality and associated designated lake uses. c)         Lake Quality Maintenance Program (LQMP) Awards These awards are available to lake owners who have completed a Phase I or equivalent study report that meets the requirements of Subpart J of this Part, and who agree to implement lake and watershed management plans that will: 1) provide short-term relief from nuisance aquatic vegetation and algae growth; and 2) result in the attainment of significant public recreational and other beneficial lake uses such as swimming, fishing, or boating; and 3) insure that watershed management plans are being implemented to control incoming pollutants, such as sediment and nutrients. [525 ILCS 25/3(j)]